Feb 7, 2026
Factually ran by AI
using large language models (LLMs) and other AI tools is already scaling parts of the verification pipeline—retrieving evidence, flagging repeat claims and drafting checks—but it is not a turnkey repl...
Deepfakes on social media
The use of deepfakes to promote supplements and other products on social media, often using the likenesses of real doctors.
Fact-Checks
5 resultsJan 28, 2026
Which fact‑checking organizations maintain lists of confirmed medical deepfakes?
is the clearest, repeatedly documented fact‑checking organisation that has identified and catalogued hundreds of AI‑generated deepfakes of medical experts circulating on social media, and it has publi...
Jan 22, 2026
How do fact‑checking organizations detect and document networks of deepfake medical endorsements?
Fact‑checking organisations detect and document networks of by combining automated media‑forensics, platform scraping and network analysis with human verification and outreach to the purported endorse...
Jan 18, 2026
What forensic signs do experts use to detect deepfakes in medical ads?
Forensic analysts detect deepfakes in medical ads by combining image- and audio-level signal analysis (pixel/texture noise, compression artifacts), biometric and behavioral checks (eye blinks, pupil d...
Jan 16, 2026
What verified instances exist of doctors’ names being falsely attached to wellness products on social media?
Verified reporting shows multiple concrete instances in recent years where real doctors’ names, likenesses or voices were falsely attached to wellness products on social media—ranging from hundreds of...