Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s hard to imagine why someone would pretend to have a terminal illness, but it happens more often than you’d think. From online ...

One of the earliest figures known to have faked an illness for personal advantage was Odysseus. Odysseus was the hero of Homer's Odyssey, which was probably written around the 8th century BC, but ...

Queensland woman Amanda Maree Power has recently been jailed after faking cancer and fraudulently raising about A$24,000 from friends, family and strangers over several years—including to pay for ...

Factitious disorder, previously referred to as Munchausen syndrome, is a condition in which an individual deceives others by appearing ill, impaired, or injured. This can involve faking, purposely ...

Imagine suddenly losing the ability to move a limb, walk or speak. You would probably recognise this as a medical emergency and get to hospital. Now imagine the doctors at the hospital run some tests ...

From eating a three-gallon tank of Cheetos to filling an entire pool with Coca-Cola, it is no secret that people are willing to go to great lengths to achieve fame. However, one recent trend tops it ...

Why would someone pretend to be a cancer patient who became pregnant after being raped by her uncle? Although Munchausen Syndrome — a condition in which patients fake illness to get attention, often ...