The Latest Breaking News from Belle Gibson

From Cyclone Alfred to Charlie Kirk, the results show Australians are tuned in to major events. But there are some surprise inclusions

IN FOCUS: Going against decades of ingrained health education, Leanne Ratcliffe, who found internet fame in the 2010s eating 50 bananas a day as part of her fruitarian diet, has found a new cause to get behind. Kyle MacNeill speaks to the health influencer on her controversial lifestyle – and…

Plagiarism accusations against Brooke Bellamy, first brought to light by Nagi Maehashi on her website RecipeTin Eats, continue to emerge. Today, the Daily Telegraph reported Bellamy has been dropped as an ambassador for the Academy for Enterprising Girls’ program for young girls in business. And a second cookbook author has…

Charity fraud is rife, and a Netflix series provides a timely warning about donating money to a good cause without looking into its background.

In the corners of social media dominated by wellness content, influencers recommend an assortment of treatments and products to support weight loss, fight exhaustion or promote other desired health outcomes

LET’S UNPACK THAT: More of us are getting medical advice and wellness tips from social media. But with influencers promoting information that ranges from misleading to downright fraudulent, Helen Coffey investigates why we’re willing to put our health in the hands of unqualified strangers

This month, as the weather stays high and you’re likely to want to stay under the air-conditioning, our experts have a cornucopia of shows and films they’re watching to suit every mood.

Netflix’s Apple Cider Vinegar has renewed interest in Belle Gibson’s infamous wellness scam, reminding us how vulnerable we can be to deception. While Gibson’s scheme eventually collapsed, her story highlights how fraudsters can exploit our psychological and cultural biases to lure us into wellness traps.

“She won't make any profit off it so it's fine, right?”