Cancer Faker

• Wellness blogger Belle Gibson faked terminal cancer years ago. She’s still on the hook

  Apple Cider Vinegar, a dramatic retelling of Gibson’s story released this month, doesn't recount what happened after it was revealed in 2015 that she wasn’t sick.

  Health

  Feb 21, 2025
  
• Grifter who faked being a cancer-stricken Marine sentenced to 6 years

  Sarah Jane Cavanaugh, 32, lied about getting lung cancer from being exposed to burn pits and inhaling particles from a bomb explosion while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  Crime

  Mar 16, 2023
  
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• Calgary woman charged after allegedly faking cancer

  A Calgary woman has been charged after allegedly holding a fake fundraiser to raise money for her cancer treatment.

  Canada

  May 22, 2018
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• Florida parents lied to their son about having brain cancer to raise money: police

  The couple have been arrested and charged with child abuse and fraud.

  Crime

  Feb 2, 2018
• Sentencing hearing for Calgary cancer faker Jennifer Halford

  Sentencing arguments are expected to be made Monday, for Jennifer Halford, the Calgary mother who pretended to have breast cancer.

  Crime

  Sep 17, 2017
• Calgary cancer faker Jennifer Halford faces 2 month delay in sentencing

  It will be another two months before a Calgary woman who raised donations by pretending to have cancer and claiming she was a Fort McMurray wildfire evacuee faces sentencing.

  Crime

  Apr 4, 2017