Munchausen and the Chronic Illness Influencers

Muddle some potential childhood trauma with a need for attention, shake together with the dawn of the internet, and top off with manipulation and deception in equal measures: the classic Munchausen Syndrome.

Show researched and presented by Skye and Olive
Original music by Balint Molnar

References:

THAT 60 Minutes Australia interview with Belle Gibson:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCN2Uvyz72k

Herald Sun article: legal action against Belle:
https://archive.ph/20210519040542/https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/belle-gibson-backs-new-health-fad-ahead-of-court-judgment/news-story/d5850eb9a6c9c4c3e4420141c2a42f6a

Belle living it large in the Oromo community (with hysterical video):
https://thenewdaily.com.au/entertainment/people-entertainment/2020/01/23/belle-gibson-ethiopian-oromo/

The Guardian round-up on Belle:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/nov/13/behind-belle-gibsons-cancer-con-everything-about-this-story-is-extreme

The Atlantic article on MBI:
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/05/faking-cancer-online/588334/

IllnessFakers: Reddit forum dedicated to MBI:
https://www.reddit.com/r/illnessfakers/

Factitious Disorder case reviews:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016383431630072X

Short documentary about Gypsy Rose Blanchard (you are welcome).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Indiq5VdTeU