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.

This is a true story based on a lie,' are the first words you hear in each episode of Netflix’s new limited series Apple Cider Vinegar. The lie is one told by Belle Gibson, a real-life Australian wellness influencer who built an empire in the 2010s based on the fib that she had cured her terminal brain cancer with healthy eating.

Creator Samantha Strauss talks to IndieWire about her new Netflix show 'Apple Cider Vinegar' starring Kaitlyn Dever. INTERVIEW.