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AI Deepfakes Impersonate Doctors to Sell Supplements
Hundreds of AI deepfake videos impersonate health experts to promote supplements, with one video reaching over 365,000 views before removal, Full Fact said.
- Full Fact investigators found large volumes of AI-manipulated videos on TikTok and other platforms impersonating medical professionals to promote supplements such as probiotics and Himalayan shilajit.
- The videos direct viewers to Wellness Nest, US supplement seller, and a linked UK outlet, falsely depicting Prof David Taylor-Robinson and Duncan Selbie making menopause claims.
- Look for signs such as misaligned expertise, odd lip-sync and audio artifacts, identical scripts reposted by creators/operators of low-follower or newly created accounts, and visual anomalies like jumpy glasses in conference or broadcast footage.
- Platforms including TikTok removed several videos after complaints, but takedowns took time, and brands face impersonation and false-endorsement risks requiring costly legal responses.
- Build a standing playbook that includes a verification hub, detection stack, crisis templates, influencer clauses, and escalation via platform partner/agency contacts.
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