The fake page used edited clips of Manila Doctors Hospital internist-cardiologist Dr. Anthony Leachon without permission
This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.The University of the Philippines – Manila posted an ad for XIMonth Bee Venom Advanced Joint and Bone Care Cream, a product that claims to cure joint diseases, on its Facebook page.The Facebook page that posted the ad is named “University of the Philippines Hospital + Home.
The ad shows a video of Manila Doctors Hospital internist-cardiologist Dr. Anthony Leachon endorsing the product. The post also includes a link to a website showing the product and multiple edited photos of Leachon.The page that posted the ad has only 82 likes and 126 followers. Its URL is also generic and comprised of a mixture of alphanumeric characters.
The link included in the ad redirects to a website with the URL “health24h.asia,” not the official website of UP Manila with the URL “about leptospirosis. Nowhere in the original video did the doctor mention XIMonth Bee Venom Advanced Joint and Bone Care Cream.
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