Doc Willie Ong's Face Used in Deepfake Ad for Hair Product

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Doc Willie Ong's Face Used in Deepfake Ad for Hair Product
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Cardiologist and online health personality Dr. Willie Ong has been targeted by a deepfake advertisement promoting an unregistered hair product called 'South Moon Herbal Gray Hair'. The advertisement, initially identified as a GMA news report, uses manipulated video footage of Ong endorsing the product. TrueMedia.org analysis confirmed the use of deepfakes and scripted content, typical of marketing materials rather than authentic news reporting.

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Online health personality Doc Willie Ong, a frequent target of deepfake advertisements this 2024, does not endorse an unregistered hair productIn a GMA news report, cardiologist and online health personality Dr. Willie Ong, popularly known as Doc Willie, promotes a hair product that “naturally brings back black hair color.

Ong has been a frequent target of deepfake advertisements promoting unregistered health products this 2024. Many of the false posts use edited videos taken from Ong’s social media accounts or manipulated videos of news reports.

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