Published 08/11/2023 12:00:00 a.m.

FACT CHECK: Fake ads for hair growth product use Doc Willie Ong's videos

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Cardiologist and online health personality Dr. Willie Ong, also known as Doc Willie, is promoting the hair growth product Hairtech. Similar misleading ads using the images of the popular online health guru are rampant on social media platforms. Ong is known for sharing health advice on his official YouTube channel, which has about 8.72 million subscribers, and on his verified Facebook page Doc Willie Ong.

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FACT CHECK: Fake ads for hair growth product use Doc Willie Ong's videos

Claim: Cardiologist and online health personality Dr. Willie Ong, also known as Doc Willie, is promoting the hair growth product Hairtech, as seen in several ads on Facebook. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The claim can be found in posts on several Facebook pages: A July 29 post on the page “HairTech – Doc. Willie & Liza Ong,” with 672 reactions, 92 comments, 19 shares, and about 34,000 video views An April 3 post on the page “Miracl…

08/11/2023 12:00:00 a.m.·Philippines

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