Description: An alleged AI-manipulated video circulating on Facebook falsely claims that a Nigerian doctor has developed a drug that cures high blood pressure permanently within three days. The video, which reportedly mimics Channels Television news anchor Kayode Okikiolu, features manipulated audio and misleading content, including unverified guarantees of reducing stroke and heart attack risks to zero.
Editor Notes: The earliest circulating Facebook post with the alleged video dates to November 7, 2023. Africa Check published its report on the video on November 17, 2023. The report was included in the database on April 21, 2025. For a similar incident, see Incident 1042: Fact-Checking Finds Reportedly AI-Generated Video Misattributed Hypertension Cure Endorsements to Taiwo Ajai-Lycett and Chinonso Egemba.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Unknown deepfake technology developers and Unknown voice cloning technology developers developed an AI system deployed by Unknown scammers, which harmed Media integrity , Kayode Okikiolu , Journalism in Nigeria , Hypertension patients , General public of Nigeria and Channels Television.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Unknown voice cloning technology and Unknown deepfake apps
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Risk Subdomain
A further 23 subdomains create an accessible and understandable classification of hazards and harms associated with AI
3.1. False or misleading information
Risk Domain
The Domain Taxonomy of AI Risks classifies risks into seven AI risk domains: (1) Discrimination & toxicity, (2) Privacy & security, (3) Misinformation, (4) Malicious actors & misuse, (5) Human-computer interaction, (6) Socioeconomic & environmental harms, and (7) AI system safety, failures & limitations.
- Misinformation
Entity
Which, if any, entity is presented as the main cause of the risk
AI
Timing
The stage in the AI lifecycle at which the risk is presented as occurring
Post-deployment
Intent
Whether the risk is presented as occurring as an expected or unexpected outcome from pursuing a goal
Intentional
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IN SHORT: A much-watched video posted on Facebook claims that a Nigerian doctor has found a miracle cure for hypertension. You would be well advised to steer clear of it -- the video has been doctored and makes false claims.
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