Description: Fact-checking reports that a purported AI-generated video circulated on Facebook depicting veteran actor Taiwo Ajai-Lycett discussing a hypertension diagnosis and promoting an unproven treatment by influencer Chinonso Egemba. According to the report, the video exhibited signs of AI generation, including unnatural speech and mismatched lip movements. Both Ajai-Lycett and Egemba have denied involvement, and no credible medical evidence supports the claimed cure.
Editor Notes: See Chinonso Egemba's personal warning on X (Twitter) here: https://x.com/aproko_doctor/status/1904552326997717201. For a similar incident, see Incident 1033: Video Allegedly Altered by AI Reportedly Spreads Claim of Nigerian Doctor's Hypertension Cure.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Unknown voice cloning technology developer and Unknown deepfake technology developer developed an AI system deployed by Scammers impersonating Taiwo Ajai-Lycett , Scammers impersonating Chinonso Egemba , scammers and Fraudsters, which harmed Taiwo Ajai-Lycett , People suffering from hypertension , General public , Fans of Taiwo Ajai-Lycett , Fans of Chinonso Egemba and Chinonso Egemba.
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1042
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2025-03-25
Editors
Daniel Atherton
Incident Reports
Reports Timeline
IN SHORT: According to a video with thousands of views on Facebook, Nigerian influencer Aproko Doctor has developed a product that cures hypertension, and it saved the life of actor Taiwo Ajai-Lycett. But be warned: no such product exists, …
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