Wellness influencer Belle Gibson claimed for years that she had cured her brain cancer through nutrition and holistic medicine, only to have her hoax exposed.

Netflix’s "Apple Cider Vinegar" tells the story of an Australian woman who fakes brain cancer and builds a massive wellness empire. Here’s what Belle Gibson did and how she was caught.

Throughout Apple Cider Vinegar, journalists are investigating Belle. One of them, a journalist named Justin (Mark Coles Smith), learns about Belle from his partner Lucy (Tilda Cobham-Hervey), who takes solace in Belle's feed while she’s undergoing breast cancer treatment—and even decides to pause it altogether and try alternative remedies.

"Apple Cider Vinegar" bills itself as a "true-ish story based on a lie, about the rise and fall of a wellness empire," but centers its focus on a very real conwoman. Belle Gibson, who is portrayed in the series by Kaitlyn Dever,

The new Netflix series focuses on convicted scammer Belle Gibson. Learn more about her and the ‘true-ish’ story behind ‘Apple Cider Vinegar.’

Netflix's new limited series tells the story of Australian wellness influencer Belle Gibson, whose story of overcoming brain cancer turned out to be false.

In “Apple Cider Vinegar,” a new Netflix series released on Thursday, Kaitlyn Dever plays Belle Gibson, a real Australian woman who proliferated a scam about overcoming terminal brain cancer through healthy eating.

Here's how you can watch the documentaries about Belle Gibson, who inspired Netflix's Apple Cider Vinegar. The latest documentary on Belle Gibson is titled Instagram's Worst Con Artist and is currently available to stream on ITVX.

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