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

You've likely seen Netflix's newest show, Apple Cider Vinegar, all over your social media feeds this week. Based on the true story of Australian wellness influencer Belle Gibson, the show follows her sharp rise to fame after healing her terminal brain cancer with a strict gluten and dairy-free whole-food diet.

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),

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.

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer The new Netflix limited series “Apple Cider Vinegar” tells the dramatized story of Australian wellness scammer Belle Gibson, who lied about curing her aggressive brain cancer with clean,

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 also digs into the story of a young woman named Milla, played by Alycia Debnam-Carey. Milla isn't real but her character is inspired by a "Wellness Warrior" named Jessica Ainscough.

Apple Cider Vinegar is the latest drama to take over Netflix and get the internet talking. The show follows a woman called Belle Gibson (played by Kaitlyn Dever) an influencer who falsely claimed to have cured herself of cancer using alternative therapies.