r/illnessfakers↗
Discussion of Munchausen By Internet, Medical Deception and toxic "Chronic Illness Influencers"
Discussion of Munchausen By Internet, related conditions and toxic "Chronic Illness Influencers" for whom evidence suggests they may be lying, feigning or exaggerating illnesses and medical crises for attention and/or profit. We speculate from a distance ONLY and forbid contact with those discussed in any form. We cannot diagnose anyone. Many here have CI; all concerned about MBI, parallels to post-Pro-Ana subculture and damage posed to CI support spaces. Please note NO PERSONAL TALK HERE!
172k subscribers82 posts / mo in Sep 202630 authors / mosince 2018
r/illnessfakers has 172k members (+5.4% over the last 12 months). It gets about 82 posts a month from 30 people. Top topics: Hospital Stories, Ash Ketchum and DokiDoki Discussions.
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Hospital Stories5.2%
- Ash Ketchum1.4%
- DokiDoki Discussions1.0%
- Ashley Updates0.8%
- Disabled Community & Advocacy0.7%
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- Drugs
- eBay
- ScienceDirect
- Wolfram
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