Russo stole from more than 439 donors with her false claims and even said that she had a tumour the size of a football wrapping around her spine.
, where a spokesperson described the situation as “unfortunate” — and justified the teen’s appearance on the show by saying that at the time there was “no reason” not to believe her story.According to the police, witnesses with medical backgrounds informed them of numerous medical inconsistencies discovered in the social media posts of the fake cancer victim. Instead of a medical facility, some images looked to have been taken at Russo’s flat.
Police were tipped off about Russo’s alleged scam after witnesses said they noticed serious discrepancies in her social media posts about her supposed cancer battle. In a statement, the National Pancreatic Cancer Foundation confirmed that the foundation never had any contact with Russo and she has never spoken at any of their events,
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