"On her Instagram and TikTok accounts, as well as filming herself singing in her kitchen and playing with her cat, Wandelt posted comparisons between her facial features and pictures of Madeleine, comparisons with Madeleine's sister Amelie McCann, and DNA test results to prove to her followers that she was the missing girl. The Polish national first posted on Instagram under the username I am Madeleine McCann in early 2023 (Go Get Funding)"
"Wandelt told her trial, where she was later found guilty of harassing the missing girl's parents, that she is not an attention seeker. She added that she did not post online for financial gain and only started posting about her claims on social media because the police ignored her. It emerged during her evidence that she had received money, which she said totalled around 400, from her supporters which she wanted for a lie detector test and because her boyfriend kicked her out"
"When she started gaining media attention in March 2023, Wandelt, who also goes by the names Julia Wendell and Julia Faustyna, went to the United States with American psychic Fia Johansson, who allegedly took her phone and passport away from her. The pair appeared on the US chat show Dr Phil, where Wandelt said: When I started to think I could be Madeleine, I called to the"
Julia Wandelt created social media accounts claiming she was missing child Madeleine McCann and amassed over one million followers. She posted facial comparisons, DNA test results, audio recordings from visits to the McCanns' home, and lifestyle videos showing singing and her cat. She appeared on podcasts and the US chat show Dr Phil after traveling to the United States with a psychic. At trial she was found guilty of harassing the missing girl's parents. She said she was not seeking attention and received around 400 from supporters to pay for a lie detector test after being evicted by her boyfriend.
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