Medically reviewed by Maggie Moon, MS, RD Apple cider vinegar is fermented juice made from apples. It's often used in foods and salad dressings. It's also been used for many home remedies, like treating infections and heartburn.

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.

Netflix points out that the story is “true-ish,” which is raising a lot of questions about what’s real and what’s made for TV in this fascinating series. So, is the Hirsch Institute real—or, at least, based on a real organization? Here’s the deal.

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Apple Cider Vinegar” is not completely nonfictional; there are characters and events that have either been changed slightly or completely created by the writers. The series follows other storylines that depict the consequences of Gibson’s lies.

The new series is based on the real-life story of Belle Gibson (played by Kaitlyn Dever ), a woman who built a wellness empire after claiming she had cured terminal brain cancer by eating a healthy diet. However, it was all a lie; she had never been diagnosed with cancer in the first placed.

Why do so many people follow wellness influencers, even if they don’t have many or any qualifications? It makes sense with the gaps in health care, doctors say.

If you were fascinated by Belle Gibson's story in Netflix's "Apple Cider Vinegar," you may also enjoy "Inventing Anna" or "The Dropout."

Netflix's new series Apple Cider Vinegar is an addictive watch based on the true story of Belle Gibson, an Australian wellness influencer who faked multiple cancers. Kaitlyn Dever as Belle at an event,