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AI Deepfakes Are Pushing Bogus Cures
Mint New Delhi
|May 14, 2025
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THE RISE OF DEEPFAKE VIDEOS ON HEALTH "Your husband can't get it up?" Anthony Fauci, former director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, appears to ask in a TikTok video promoting a prostate supplement. But the clip is a deepfake, AFP reports. There is a surge of "AI doctor" avatars and audio tracks on social media platforms that promote questionable sexual remedies, dietary supplements and weight loss products. Some of these videos, many with millions of views, peddle testosterone-boosting concoctions made from ingredients such as lemon, ginger and garlic. Many manipulated videos are created from
This story is from the May 14, 2025 edition of Mint New Delhi.
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