Dying for Attention: Faking Illness Becomes an Online Epidemic

Dying for Attention: Faking Illness Becomes an Online Epidemic

Back in 2014, Belle Gibson was riding high. The story of how this young Australian wellness blogger had overcome inoperable brain cancer through healthy eating and alternative medicine drew worldwide attention, and her Apple app, The Whole Pantry, racked up 300,000 downloads. A Whole Pantry cookbook, to be published by Penguin, was on the way. … Read more