Belle Gibson was revered, worldwide, for an astonishing feat. She had healed herself from terminal cancer through the power of healthy eating. And launched a global business on the back of it. There was just one problem. She never had cancer. And were it not for the relentless digging done by a pair of junior journalists from Melbourne, her deceit might never have been uncovered.

Belle Gibson’s story will soon be the subject of a new Netflix series, Apple Cider Vinegar, which premieres on Thursday.

Today, the two journalists who wrote the book upon which the series is based  - Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano, on what happens when hope, fear and manipulation are supercharged by the world of social media.

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