China beauty influencer pays off US$57,000 family debt; accused of faking cerebral palsy

A beauty influencer with cerebral palsy from southwestern China who paid off her family’s debt has faced accusations of faking her condition. Lin Ling, 25, who is also known online as “Glutinous Rice Cake Lin”, was born into a rural family in Bijie, Guizhou province. According to the mainland media outlet, Hangzhou Daily, Lin was diagnosed with jaundice at birth. Due to her parents’ lack of medical knowledge, treatment was delayed and by the time she turned one, she had developed cerebral...