AI Doctor Videos Make Up 40% of Top TikTok Health Posts as Experts Warn of Safety Risks
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Updated · The Guardian · Jul 27
AI Doctor Videos Make Up 40% of Top TikTok Health Posts as Experts Warn of Safety Risks
1 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jul 27
Summary
Hallam found AI-generated or AI-assisted content in 40% of top TikTok health videos, with leading fake doctor clips averaging 2.5 million views and spreading disproven cancer claims and bogus remedies.
For searches such as “health tips,” the share rose to 84%, with deepfake accounts mimicking real doctors and promoting products like “Hyalethinap Plus Pro Max” that could not be verified online.
NHS England, the British Medical Association and the Royal College of GPs said the surge in false AI health advice is confusing patients and poses a real public-health risk.
TikTok removed examples sent by the Guardian but disputed the research, saying a marketing agency’s findings do not reflect the platform and that it already removes harmful misinformation and labels AI content.
The warning lands as social media already shapes health decisions: a Healthwatch England poll last year found about one in five people in England use it for health information.