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"We intentionally did not include anyone . . . from the subreddits devoted to exposing 'munchies'- a term they use to describe individuals with Munchausen-by-Internet who feign mental illness and medical illness for often complex psychological reasons. Part of that decision was because a lot of the posts on these forums contain misinformation as well. For example, someone on a forum wanted to expose a fake DID poster by citing that DID cannot happen before age 30. This is not accurate. Furthermore, these subreddits drive further traffic to the accounts they are exposing which is counterproductive given the motivation beyond many of these accounts is to get attention, any type of attention, and also to get revenue from viewers and clicks. Jessica has instead suggested that if we come across accounts that appear to be spreading mental health misinformation, we should first approach with constructive criticism and compassion. Some individuals will not be open to this but others may be. At the very least, leaving comments that are constructive may help others who come across the account. She also emphasizes that the inner experiences of individuals are opaque to outsiders, especially when it comes to mental illness, and trying to 'out the fakers' is fraught with problems and should be left to trained mental health professionals."

The Frontier Psychologists and Carlene Macmillan (2021) on the witch-hunting of people who fake disorders/illnesses. [Source]