Real Talk with Mary Contrary and Starfish
Explore stories of victims of lies, deceit, mis and disinformation, and conspiracies.
This is the story of Cancer Fraudster Belle Gibson, an Australian woman who allegedly faked a cancer diagnosis to scam thousands. Background Born Annabelle Natalie Gibson on 8 October 1991 in Launceston, a riverside city in northern Tasmania, Belle isRead More
This is a story about Artem Lifshits, an election misinformation conspirator who participated in targeted efforts of undermining faith in democracy. On 10 September, 2020, the Department of Justice reported that it had charged Artem Lifshits, a Russian national, forRead More
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#36. Reed Slatkin – Hollywood Scientology Ponzi Scheme