Did Oprah Winfrey ever mention or endorse MonjaBoost drops on her podcast?
Executive summary
Available reporting in the provided search results contains multiple examples of fake or misleading product endorsements using Oprah’s image and name, and consumer complaints saying they saw “Oprah” in infomercials for supplements (for example, BBB complaints describe videos portraying Oprah endorsing weight‑loss products) [1]. None of the supplied sources state that Oprah Winfrey ever mentioned or officially endorsed a product named “MonjaBoost drops” on her podcast; available sources do not mention MonjaBoost drops specifically [1] [2].
1. The scam pattern: fake Oprah endorsements in supplement ads
Investigations and consumer complaints show a recurring scam: marketers create videos or pages that impersonate Oprah or splice her into testimony to sell supplements, and consumers have reported buying pricey products after seeing a supposed Oprah endorsement (BBB reports include multiple complaints referencing an “Oprah” video for LipoMax and similar products) [1]. Local reporting also documents consumers who believed a product was endorsed by Oprah and paid hundreds of dollars before discovering the promotion was misleading (KSL reported a Utah woman who paid over $400 after thinking Oprah had endorsed the supplement) [3].
2. No evidence in these sources of “MonjaBoost” endorsement
The document set you provided contains no mention of MonjaBoost drops. The explicit consumer complaints and stories name other products (LipoMax, Lipomax, or “pink salt trick” formulations) and describe fake videos portraying Oprah [1]. Therefore, based on these sources, there is no support for the claim that Oprah discussed or endorsed MonjaBoost drops on her podcast or elsewhere in her verified channels; the sources simply do not mention MonjaBoost [1] [3].
3. How scammers mimic Oprah’s credibility
Oprah’s historical influence—her book club, public endorsements and political support—makes her an attractive target for fraudsters. Scholarly and media pieces document the “Oprah Effect,” which quantifies how her real endorsements can shift sales or political outcomes, and that influence is precisely what counterfeit marketers attempt to exploit [4] [5]. Consumer complaint threads explicitly say the videos “including an indorcement made by Oprah Winfrey” convinced buyers to order supplements [1].
4. What Oprah’s official channels show in these sources
The provided results include Oprah’s official website (Oprah.com) and coverage of legitimate endorsements and political activity (for instance, Oprah’s documented political endorsements and public statements), but none show an endorsement of an unknown supplement called MonjaBoost [2] [6] [7]. Where Oprah has endorsed books or publicly-backed political candidates, those endorsements are reported and traceable [6] [8] [7]; the absence of MonjaBoost across these official traces is notable in the supplied corpus.
5. Two competing explanations for claims that Oprah endorsed a supplement
First, the claim may stem from fraudulent marketing that inserts Oprah into infomercials or uses fake testimonial videos—this is corroborated by consumer complaints and local reporting about fake Oprah endorsements for other supplements [1] [3]. Second, some legitimate Oprah endorsements do exist (books, political support) and scammers sometimes reference those bona fide affiliations to give their fake claims an air of legitimacy; this duality explains why consumers can be deceived [4] [6].
6. What a careful consumer should do next
Given the documented scam pattern in these sources, consumers should treat any supplement ad claiming Oprah’s endorsement with skepticism, verify claims through Oprah’s official channels (Oprah.com) and trusted news outlets, and check complaint trackers such as the BBB for reports about the product or seller [2] [1]. The supplied reporting shows buyers who relied on what they thought were Oprah endorsements later called the promotions fraudulent [1] [3].
Limitations: the search results you supplied are incomplete for a full provenance check. They document fake‑endorsement scams and consumer complaints about other supplements and include Oprah’s official site, but they do not reference MonjaBoost drops at all; they therefore cannot confirm or deny every possible mention outside this dataset [1] [2].