Instagram's Worst Con Artist

10:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Monday 2 December
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Instagram's Worst Con Artist

Documentary examining the rise to fame of 21-year-old social influencer Belle Gibson, a young single mother diagnosed with brain cancer who chose to give up traditional treatments to pursue a revolutionary diet as her cure. The story inspires cancer sufferers, she becomes a media celebrity, and holds events to raise money for charity. However, when her friend smells a rat and a journalist digs into her story, they discover the money Belle raised was never handed over, and her cancer diagnosis might be fake too

Instagram's Worst Con Artist airs on ITVBe +1 at 10:00 PM, Monday 2 December. (Subtitles, audio description.)
Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
General
News ➝ Current Affairs
Documentary
Chelsea Randall
Producer
Bridget Boseley
Executive Producer
Eliya Arman
Executive Producer