A "malignant brain cancer". That's what Australian influencer, now infamous con woman, Belle Gibson claimed to have for more than five years.She even said she had been told by doctors she had "six weeks, four months tops" to live. Fast-forward to 2013, and Gibson was raking up hundreds of thousands of followers on Instagram - a relatively new social media platform back then - where she claimed she was able to heal her "severe and malignant brain cancer" using only natural remedies, Gerson therapy (a combination of a strict diet, dietary supplements, and enemas) and certain foods.Branding herself a wellness warrior and encouraging her followers to follow in her footsteps, Gibson went on to release the mobile app, The Whole Pantry, which was described by Australian media at the time as the "world's first health, wellness and lifestyle app".With 200,000 downloads in its first month, peaking at half a million at the top of its popularity, the success of the app launched the then 23-year-ol...
