The Netflix series tells the dramatic story of the rise and fall of Belle Gibson, a wellness influencer who faked having terminal cancer.

Following the wildly popular series Inventing Anna, which was based on infamous "socialite" scammer Ana Delvey, Netflix has dropped another binge-worthy, scam-centered series: Apple Cider Vinegar. The new six-episode drama is based on Australian influencer Belle Gibson's bombshell revelation that she lied about having cancer.

Although Apple Cider Vinegar closely follows Belle Gibson's rise to fame, the lines between truth and fiction is blurred in the Netflix series.

While social media’s relationship with the wellness industry is commonplace at this point, Apple Cider Vinegar situates itself in the early 2010s, at a time where influencers were just beginning to realize the type of career heights they could attain just by telling heightened versions of their own stories online.

Netflix's Apple Cider Vinegar, currently streaming on Netflix, unspools the lurid true story of Belle Gibson, the Australian health guru who faked a terminal cancer diagnosis to build a wellness empire.

If, like me, you just can't get enough of scam stories (particularly those involving wellness grifters), here are some shows and podcasts to check out once you've finished binging the six episodes of Apple Cider

Netflix’s “Apple Cider Vinegar” is based on the true story of two less-than-honest wellness influencers, and the Hirsch Institute is based on a real place and course of treatment

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However, the wellness culture of the 2010s that enabled Gibson to fool masses of people has not gone away. If anything, it is stronger and more influential than ever before. Another central plot point of Apple Cider Vinegar revolves around fictional wellness influencer Milla Blake,