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Belle Gibson
Belle Gibson
Born	Annabelle Natalie Gibson; 8 October 1991 (age 32); Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Known for	Fabricated claims of having had multiple cancers that were self-treated through diet and alternative medicine. Fabricated claims of undergoing multiple heart surgeries and having strokes. Fraudulent claims of donating $300,000 of income to charities.
Partner	Clive Rothwell
Children	1

Annabelle Natalie Gibson (born 8 October 1991)^[1]^[2] is an Australian convicted scammer and pseudoscience advocate. She is the author of The Whole Pantry mobile app and its later companion cookbook. Throughout her career as a wellness guru, Gibson falsely claimed to have been diagnosed with multiple cancer pathologies, including malignant brain cancer, and that she was effectively managing them through diet, exercise, natural medicine, and alternative medicine therapies.^[3] She additionally alleged that she had donated significant proportions of her income and her company's profits to numerous charities.

In March 2015, after reports identified Gibson's fraudulent claims regarding her charitable donations, media investigation found that she had also fabricated her stories of cancer, and lied about her age, personal life and history. Concerns were expressed that Gibson had led a profligate lifestyle, renting an upmarket town house, leasing a luxury car and office space, undergoing cosmetic dental procedures, purchasing designer clothes and holidaying internationally, using money claimed to have been raised for charity.^[4] With a collapsing social media support base, Gibson admitted in an April 2015 interview that her claims of having multiple cancers had been fabricated, stating that "none of it's true".^[5]

Her actions were described as "particularly predatory",^[6] as well as "deceit on a grand scale, for personal profit".^[7] On 6 May 2016, Consumer Affairs Victoria announced legal action against Gibson and Inkerman Road Nominees Pty Ltd (originally known as Belle Gibson Pty Ltd) for "false claims by Ms. Gibson and her company concerning her diagnosis with terminal brain cancer, her rejection of conventional cancer treatments in favour of natural remedies, and the donation of proceeds to various charities."^[8] On 15 March 2017, the Federal Court of Australia supported most of those claims, concluding that "Ms. Gibson had no reasonable basis to believe she had cancer."^[9]

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^ ^a ^b "'We Checked Belle's Birth Certificate' Women's Weekly Editor Helen McCabe Tells B&T". 30 June 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2018. the magazine [Women's Wear Daily] has seen a birth certificate provided by her mother, Natalie, which clearly states she was born on 8 October 1991...
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^ Toscano, Nick; Donelly, Beau (14 March 2015). "Supporters turn on Belle Gibson as cancer claims unravel". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 24 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
^ Donelly, Beau; Toscano, Nick (22 April 2015). "The Whole Pantry author Belle Gibson admits she lied about having terminal cancer". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. Archived from the original on 24 January 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
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^ Tuohy, Wendy. "Belle Gibson: a story of deceit, betrayal of trust on a grand scale". Herald Sun. NewsCorp. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
^ "Belle Gibson to face legal action over claims, Penguin agrees to enforceable undertaking - Media release". Consumer Affairs Victoria. 6 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
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[B&T-2] "'We Checked Belle's Birth Certificate' Women's Weekly Editor Helen McCabe Tells B&T". 30 June 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2018. the magazine [Women's Wear Daily] has seen a birth certificate provided by her mother, Natalie, which clearly states she was born on 8 October 1991...

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[4] Toscano, Nick; Donelly, Beau (14 March 2015). "Supporters turn on Belle Gibson as cancer claims unravel". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 24 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.

[5] Donelly, Beau; Toscano, Nick (22 April 2015). "The Whole Pantry author Belle Gibson admits she lied about having terminal cancer". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. Archived from the original on 24 January 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2015.

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[7] Tuohy, Wendy. "Belle Gibson: a story of deceit, betrayal of trust on a grand scale". Herald Sun. NewsCorp. Retrieved 22 April 2015.

[ConsumerAffairs2016-8] "Belle Gibson to face legal action over claims, Penguin agrees to enforceable undertaking - Media release". Consumer Affairs Victoria. 6 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.

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Belle Gibson
Born	Annabelle Natalie Gibson 8 October 1991 (1991-10-08) (age 32)^[1]^[2] Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Known for	Fabricated claims of having had multiple cancers that were self-treated through diet and alternative medicine. Fabricated claims of undergoing multiple heart surgeries and having strokes. Fraudulent claims of donating $300,000 of income to charities.
Partner	Clive Rothwell
Children	1

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