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Health Fraud on Social Media

The issue of health fraud on social media platforms.

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Feb 2, 2026

dr ben carson on demmentia treatment

has commented broadly on Alzheimer’s research and "promising breakthroughs" in public interviews, but there is no credible evidence that he discovered or endorsed a cure for dementia, nor that he is t...

Jan 16, 2026

Cat adopting deer evidence of ai

A viral claim that a house cat “adopted” a fawn or young deer is not, by itself, reliable evidence that artificial intelligence generated or fabricated the footage; however, the broader media environm...

Jan 7, 2026

Neurocept by Dr. Ben Carson

Neurocept is an online-marketed “brain” supplement whose ads have used fabricated headlines, AI-generated imagery and fake endorsements to claim links to prominent figures such as Dr. Ben Carson; inde...

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