Why People Fake Illness Online

2016-10-04

[public] 70.8K views, 2.95K likes, 41.0 dislikes audio only

Check out Joel's Health Report podcast: http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/healthreport/munchausen-by-internet/7585358

When illness goes viral, Munchausen by Internet may be the symptom.

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Dr. Marc Feldman's book: https://books.google.com/books?id=lRKBAAAAQBAJ

Taryn's hoax hunter site: http://www.warriorelihoax.com/

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Mountie: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mountie_in_Banff,_Alberta.JPG

Baron von munchausen:

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Ambulance: https://vimeo.com/11981848

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Munchausen's Syndrome
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Munchausen by Internet
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Inconsistencies in Information
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The Truman Show Delusion 146,060 views
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