An AI-generated deepfake video falsely showed Nigerian actor Taiwo Ajai-Lycett and medical influencer Aproko Doctor promoting a non-existent hypertension cure, which was viewed over 98,000 times on Facebook.
A deepfake video circulated on Facebook showing veteran Nigerian actor Taiwo Ajai-Lycett appearing to discuss her hypertension diagnosis and near-death from stroke. In the video, she claims to have been saved by a treatment developed by medical doctor and influencer Chinonso Egemba (known as Aproko Doctor). The video also shows Egemba seemingly endorsing a medication that he claims can lower blood pressure in three days and clean blood vessels. The video was viewed over 98,000 times before being identified as AI-generated. Signs of artificial generation included machine-generated voices that differed from the individuals' natural voices, unnatural speech pauses, and audio-visual synchronization issues. Neither individual actually created such content or endorsed any hypertension cure product. This was not the first time Egemba's image had been used in similar AI-generated promotional videos for fake medical products in 2024 and 2025. No such hypertension cure product exists, and hypertension cannot be cured but only managed through lifestyle changes and medication.
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