Belle Gibson's posts about her battle with cancer touched the lives of millions. But she never had cancer and her whole 'alternative medicine' narrative was the basis of a massive scam ...

Gibson claims that a doctor diagnosed her with terminal brain cancer and that she only had four months to live Early 2013: She launches an Instagram account (@healing_belle) and accompanying ...

A number of 'cancer fakers' have solicited money and sympathy after falsely claiming they had the disease. FEMAIL looks at ...

The show is also an indictment of the cult-like, often rubbish-like, world of wellness influencers on social media.

Created by award-winning Australian writer and producer Samantha Strauss, “Apple Cider Vinegar” follows the rise and downfall ...

A decade after Belle Gibson admitted 'none of it was true,' her story is now being retold by Netflix in 'Apple Cider Vinegar' ...

There’s an irony that Gibson’s wellness brand went by the Instagram handle “healing_belle”. Part of the success of the wellness industry today is derived from promising miracle cures and ...

More of us are getting medical advice and wellness tips from social media. But with influencers promoting information that ...

corn-free diet that Gibson had followed to “detox” her body of cancer cells. She made these claims on her blog Wholefood Recipes and her Instagram @healing_belle and she wasn’t the only high profile ...

In Apple Cider Vinegar, Belle Gibson idolises another health warrior, Milla Blake, who actually did have cancer and sought and promoted alternative methods of healing. In the Netflix dramatization, ...