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So Maybe Getting Your Health Information On The Internet's Not The Best Idea
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She built a small empire -- website, endorsements, an app -- on the idea that she'd beaten terminal brain cancer with healthy eating and natural remedies. And now blogger Belle Gibson, caught not turning over a portion of her proceeds to charity as promised, admits that it was all a lie. She never had cancer. And while she's "apologizing," she's angry that people are upset with her, saying that she deserves respect and people should just say, well, she's human, and move on. But she lied, she misinformed people with cancer about treatment, she spread quackery, and she ripped people off. If anything, she deserves nothing but scorn. And her lack of self-awareness -- she has no explanation other than to vaguely blame a rough childhood -- doesn't help. (News.com.au)
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