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FTC regulation of weight-loss marketing

The Federal Trade Commission polices advertising and has taken action against deceptive weight-loss marketing.

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Jan 19, 2026
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What documentation exists of fake celebrity endorsements used in supplement scams?

Public documentation of fake celebrity endorsements in supplement scams is extensive and multi‑sourced: government warnings and enforcement actions, consumer‑protection guides, cybersecurity vendor re...

Jan 19, 2026
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How have commercial advertisers used doctors’ images or names in weight‑loss product marketing, and what legal steps exist to challenge false endorsements?

Commercial marketers of weight‑loss products have repeatedly exploited the public’s trust in medical authority by using images of doctors, medical symbols, and doctorly endorsements—sometimes fabricat...

Jan 16, 2026

How effective are current deepfake-detection tools at identifying AI-generated health-advertising videos?

Current deepfake-detection tools are technically capable of spotting many synthetic artefacts in lab conditions—using CNNs, frequency-domain analysis, audio-visual synchronization and multimodal fusio...

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