Chanelle in "Apple Cider Vinegar" is similar to Chanelle McAuliffe, one of Belle Gibson's friends who tipped off reporters that the influencer was suspicious.

The is billed as a “true-ish story based on a lie" and is inspired by a 2017 book, “The Woman Who Fooled the World,” by two investigative journalists, Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano, who explored Gibson’s deception.

Netflix’s Apple Cider Vinegar takes a deep dive into the rise and fall of a wellness empire built on lies. The series follows Belle Gibson, a self-proclaimed wellness guru who claims to have cured her terminal illness through alternative medicine.