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.

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),

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.