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The rise of 'Munchausen by Internet': As catfish mother subjects her daughter to torrent of abuse and cancer fakers fooled wellwishers from around the world - what makes people pretend to be victims online?

Viewers all over the world were horrified by a new documentary that saw a 13-year-old be catfished; in what some experts are now suggesting is a new psychological phenomenon on the rise.

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