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 Two wellness influencers who claim healthy eating cured them of cancer find internet fame, but when it’s revealed that one’s brand is built on lies, it all comes crashing down. “This is a true story based on lies.” It’s the line that opens every episode of Netflix’s brilliant new series Apple Cider Vinegar, along with the constant reiteration that Belle Gibson, the shady Instagrammer at the center of the story, wasn’t paid to recreate it, nor was anyone else involved in her story. Often told through characters who break the fourth wall, it’s a perfectly ironic foundation for this strange, yet prophetic tale about social media’s tendency to sell us snake oil. Creator: Samantha Strauss Stars: Kaitlyn Dever, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Aisha Dee If you weren’t aware of the online influencer drama during the 2010s, Gibson is an Australian blogger who gained millions of followers after sharing that she had brain cancer and posting healthy recipes that she claims helped her manage the disease....