New Netflix series Apple Cider Vinegar tells the story of an influencer who lied about having a terminal illness to promote alternative therapies. A decade on, it remains a warning.

The actress plays Belle Gibson, an Australian wellness guru who claims to have cured her own terminal brain cancer through a healthy diet and other "natural" treatments.

While the series feels desperate to engage with the dark side of wellness culture, it doesn’t necessarily have much to say.

Carey, Aisha Dee, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Ashley Zukerman, Mark Coles Smith All six episodes of Apple Cider Vinegar begins with a tongue-in-cheek disclaimer read by one of the limited series' characters: "This is a true-ish story based on a lie.

At the top of each Apple Cider Vinegar episode, characters break the fourth wall and tell us, "This is a true story based on a lie." The true story in question? The rise and fall of Australian influencer Belle Gibson ( Booksmart 's Kaitlyn Dever),

Conmen have been the subject of popular Netflix titles such as FYRE and The Tinder Swindler, but it increasingly feels like female fraudsters are running the show. Here’s a guide to six recent series exploring this fertile territory.

FandomWire reviews Apple Cider Vinegar, a new telling of the Belle Gibson scam story. After pretending to have terminal cancer, Gibson was outted.

Kaitlyn Dever stars in a six-episode dramatization of the scandal surrounding Belle Gibson, who pretended to have brain cancer while promoting her nutrition program to her followers online.