New Netflix series Apple Cider Vinegar tells the story of an influencer who lied about having a terminal illness to promote alternative therapies. A decade on, it remains a warning.

Netflix series Apple Cider Vinegar is a story so shocking and strange that it's difficult to believe it has any basis in reality – and yet, the show is indeed inspired by true events. Kaitlyn Dever stars in the six-part miniseries that dramatises the story of Belle Gibson,

Recounting the rise and fall of Belle Gibson, an Australian snake-oil saleswoman who made a name for herself via a wellness business that was predicated on lies and fraud, Apple Cider Vinegar is another entry in the burgeoning subgenre of stories about entrepreneurial female hucksters that also includes Inventing Anna and The Dropout.

Apple Cider Vinegar lands on Netflix next month and tells the true story of Belle Gibson, who fooled the world into thinking she had brain cancer

You might know Gibson as the health influencer who claimed she cured her cancer with a healthy diet, all while never having cancer at all. Now, Netflix is giving us a fictionalized version of Gibson’s rise and fall in Apple Cider Vinegar, set to premiere on February 6. Here’s what we know about Gibson’s story.

Crucial to that success is star Kaitlyn Dever, who has the unenviable challenge of playing Belle; an individual who could politely be described as incomprehensible. On the famously impolite internet, she has been labelled with far less flattering adjectives.

Vinegar has been used for thousands of years as a tool for pickling, food preservation, medicine and more -- and for good reason. Nowadays, due to its antimicrobial and antioxidant properties, apple cider vinegar has gained popularity as both a health and home hack.