Here's a sign of the times: as I'm writing this review of "Apple Cider Vinegar," a Netflix series about a woman who achieved internet celebrity by faking a battle with cancer, my colleague is reviewing "Scamanda,

At the top of each Apple Cider Vinegar episode, characters break the fourth wall and tell us, "This is a true story based on a lie." The true story in question? The rise and fall of Australian influencer Belle Gibson ( Booksmart 's Kaitlyn Dever),

One of the biggest TV trends of the 2020s has been the rise of scammer dramas. From Netflix’s “Inventing Anna” to Hulu’s “The Dropout” to AppleTV+’s “WeCrashed,” these stylized, slightly fictionalized retellings of ripped-from-the-headlines stories chart the rise and fall of glamorous,