Health Report - Separate stories podcast   /     Deepfakes of health experts being used to sell supplements

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There's been a burst of fake ads promoting 'Glyco Balance' online — an expensive dietary supplement that claims to solve a whole host of health problems.A deepfake video of a leading diabetes expert has been taken down for violating Meta's policies. In the video, the AI-manipulated expert casts doubt on traditional treatments.  ReferencesTesting New Ways to Combat Scams - MetaHow to spot a dodgy health product ad - Therapeutic Goods Administration

Summary

There's been a burst of fake ads promoting 'Glyco Balance' online — an expensive dietary supplement that claims to solve a whole host of health problems. A deepfake video of a leading diabetes expert has been taken down for violating Meta's policies. In the video, the AI-manipulated expert casts doubt on traditional treatments.   References Testing New Ways to Combat Scams - Meta How to spot a dodgy health product ad - Therapeutic Goods Administration

Subtitle
There's been a burst of fake ads promoting 'Glyco Balance' online — an expensive dietary supplement that claims to solve a whole host of health problems. A deepfake video of a leading diabetes expert has been taken down for violating Meta's policies.
Duration
0:07:09
Publishing date
2024-11-30 05:06
Link
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/healthreport/fake-supplement-ads/104657818
Contributors
  Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/4f/Z/ik.mp3
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