"Apple Cider Vinegar" tells the story of an influencer who faked cancer and curing it. In an age of health misinformation, we need to talk about it.

Netflix's new limited series retells the story of a wellness influencer who rejected traditional cancer treatments in favor of Gerson therapy.

His daughter continued his work and founded the Gerson Institute. The organisation refers people to clinics, not unlike the treatment centre where Milla goes in Apple Cider Vinegar. There’s one in Sweden, and another in Mexico. Jessica Ainscough visited the clinic in Mexico.

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.

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.

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.