Token Skeptic 231 - On The Woman Who Fooled The World

Belle Gibson convinced the world she had healed herself from terminal brain cancer with a healthy diet. She built a global business based upon her claims. There was just one problem: she'd never had cancer. In 2015, journalists uncovered the truth: this hero of the wellness world, with over 200,000 followers, international book deals, and a best-selling smartphone app, was a fraud Written by the same multi-award-winning journalists who uncovered the details of Gibson's lies, The Woman Who Fooled the World tracks the 23-year-old's rise to fame and fall from grace. Told through interviews with the people who know her best, it unravels the mystery and motivation behind this deception and follows the public reaction to a scandal that made headlines around the world. I spoke to one of the co-authors of the book, Nick Toscano. ***************** A quick note about supporting the podcasts! Check out – and consider becoming a Patreon for these shows. Theme songs "Cosgrove" by Pogo, from and "Leap Second" by Milton Mermikides, of Additional ambient music from Jukedeck – create your own at jukedeck.com. Tremendous thanks to my Patreon supporters – they are: Stephen, Steven, Andrew, Troy, Jacqueline, Brooke, Gerry, Dr*T, Josh, Linley, Gold and Iggy. Make sure you check out the bonus content on Patreon and as always, you can join them by heading to patreon.com/kyliesturgess (and check out the Talk the Talk podcast too!). Please leave positive comments and reviews on iTunes and consider supporting the show via visiting Tokenskeptic.org – and I'd love to get your feedback via tokenskeptic@gmail.com.

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Token Skeptic 231 - On The Woman Who Fooled The World is an episode from Token Skeptic Podcast by Kylie Sturgess.

This episode is 22:58 long.

This episode was published on Feb 28, 2018.

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