Gibson's health app has not been in app stores for almost a decade. The Whole Pantry had been downloaded 300,000 times, costing users $3.79 each, before the scammer was exposed. It was so popular that Apple had intended to include it as a default app on their Apple Watch.

Yes, Apple Cider Vinegar is based on the true story of Belle Gibson, a social media influencer who rose to fame by falsely claiming she had terminal brain cancer. She operated under the handle @Healing_Belle, where she amassed hundreds of thousands of followers by chronicling her story, which initially seemed both tragic and inspiring.