Description: A U.S. patient, Beth Holland, reported losing money after purchasing a purported lipedema treatment, Svelta Venastra, promoted through an online advertisement that allegedly used deepfake video to falsely depict endorsements by medical professionals and public figures, including her own physician, Dr. David Amron. The reported ad circulated on Facebook and misrepresented the product's efficacy, leading Holland to spend approximately $300 on a cream that did not alleviate her condition.
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View all entitiesAlleged: Unknown deepfake technology developers and Unknown voice cloning technology developers developed an AI system deployed by Unknown scammers, which harmed Beth Holland , David Amron , Oprah Winfrey , Kelly Clarkson and Carnie Wilson.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Unknown deepfake technology , Unknown voice cloning technology , Facebook and Social media platforms
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1341
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2025-12-03
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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Advertisements online for new medical treatments are more prevalent than ever. They're all over social media, pushing promising claims for exciting new products and devices.
These include miracle cures and quick-and-easy fixes for everythin…
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