Friends, when you're scrolling through social media, are you sure that what you're reading is really real?

Misinformation can be dangerous, especially when it's related to your health.

Anything can be posted online without being fact-checked.

But if you heard about the secret to permanent weight loss, wouldn't you want to give it a follow?

Tanya Zuckerbrot, founder of the trendy high fiber F factor diet, has celebrity followers, including Megan Kelly and Supermodel Olivia Culpo.

Tanya has a nice house, nice husband, nice vacations, a very aspirational lifestyle.

But allegations of troubling side effects with the diet began to surface, and people

started to wonder, is she selling powder or power?

Emily Gellis, a popular fashion influencer, saw all of these allegations and put the diet

on blast to her own large social media following.

She launched a crusade to expose Tanya and the F-Factor diet.

Emily thought bringing awareness to the claims would be enough, but that was just the beginning.

What started as an online feud escalated into the real world, resulting in threats, lawsuits,

and a whole lot of drama.

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Ah, summer in Manhattan.

There is nothing quite like it.

And on this August day in 2018, it's the usual 1,400 degrees and the rats are living their best lives.

The sidewalk outside Chipriani downtown is packed with people having a good time, hanging out, enjoying $30 salads.

A waiter brings out a piece of cake with a candle on it and delivers it to one of the tables. Birthday almost to me.

My friend sends over the cake with the candle, like, they're pretty, like, white meringue

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