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The story of the woman who fooled the world

Just over ten years ago, an Australian called Belle Gibson developed a wellness empire, largely b...

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15.20 7 Feb 2025


The story of the woman who fooled the world


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Just over ten years ago, an Australian called Belle Gibson developed a wellness empire, largely built on the idea that she had managed to cure her own brain cancer through ditching traditional medicine and following a more natural path.

Investigative Journalist Beau Donelly played a crucial role in dismantling this lie and his book, entitled ‘The Woman Who Fooled the World’, has now been turned into a new Netflix series which launched yesterday. He joins Seán to discuss.

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