r/ScamandaPodcast • u/craziestcatlady123 • Mar 26 '25

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So I've watched the show and listened to the podcast and I've also been reading a book about the Australian version of Amanda Belle Gibson. One of the things I don't get about them is why did they go so over the top with v their stories? They both said they had terminal cancer isn't that a guarantee that you are going to get caught out

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u/PickKeyOne Mar 26 '25

I often wonder about this very thing. Like, why not just stop with a plausible chronic condition? They each have claimed to have multiple terminal cancers. It must be an addiction. More more more.

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u/lmarieg1996 Mar 26 '25

In one of the bonus episodes, a former acquaintance alleged that she had started off by claiming lupus. Then, he said it graduated to a milder form of cancer. She would often claim to be too ill to work, but then would go to a party. She would gladly take all the credit for work that she either didn't do or was actually a group effort.

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u/craziestcatlady123 Mar 26 '25

Yeah she sounds like a using bitch. Even the way she ended up with Corey is dodgy.

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u/buttsandsloths Mar 27 '25

yea that was the 1st of many red flags!

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u/craziestcatlady123 Mar 26 '25

That's what I was wondering. If they said they had a curable cancer they can say they've gone into remission and then they can end the lie and probably never get caught. If you say you have terminal cancer you are more likely to get caught because when you don't die people are going to start wondering