17 Feb 2025
Dangerous Lies: Unmasking Belle Gibson
The real story of wellness campaigner Belle Gibson's massive worldwide fraud and the famous interview that brought the con artist down.
Plunder: The Crime of Our Time
Plunder: The Crime of Our Time is a hard-hitting investigative film by Danny Schechter. The "News Dissector" explores how the financial crisis was built on a foundation of criminal activity uncovering the connection between the collapse of the housing market and the economic catastrophe that followed.
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Carolyn Maloney Self (archive footage)
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