Meta Carries $10 AI Doctor Ads Selling Quack Cures, NYT Finds
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Updated · Futurism · Jul 26
Meta Carries $10 AI Doctor Ads Selling Quack Cures, NYT Finds
3 articles · Updated · Futurism · Jul 26
Summary
Hundreds of Facebook and Instagram ads used AI-generated doctors, gurus and patient testimonials to push unproven supplements, with some claiming to treat kidney disease better than medication, a New York Times investigation found.
One Chinese marketing company said it produces 1,200 AI videos a day for $10 each, tailoring them to look American while skirting direct health claims with softer wording such as “weight management.”
A 71-year-old buyer, Pamela Wundrow, said she took Rosabella moringa after seeing Facebook ads; regulators later recalled the supplement over salmonella contamination, and she said her health worsened while using it.
Meta says it labels AI-generated content, but the Times found clearly synthetic health videos still running until they were removed, underscoring how social-media rules remain looser than U.S. broadcast standards.