🔒 Watch out for celeb-based weight-loss scams.

New campaigns impersonate Jodie Foster & Kelly Clarkson on Facebook to:
- Tag users in spam posts
- Push fake miracle cures
- Redirect via shady domains like litewo. xyz

Lock victims into hard-to-cancel subscriptions

These aren’t just harmless ads—some “products” are dangerous.

✅ Google any celeb + "scam" before believing it.
✅ Verify claims through official channels.
✅ Don’t click on tagged spam.

#Infosec #CyberSecurity #Scams #SocialEngineering #ThreatIntel #FakeEndorsements

' “Going forward, [X's] Grok is likely to be one of the main sources of these sorts of images because it generates high-quality images, is easily available, and was intentionally made to have a low refusal rate,” [CivAI's Lucas] Hansen said, adding that he was able to use Grok to create images of “Swifties for Trump” that closely resemble the ones Trump shared. '

#AI #propaganda #misinformation #lies #Grok #X #FakeEndorsements #NewsLiteracyProject #CivAI

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/22/media/fake-celebrity-endorsements-social-media-2024-election-misinformation/

#Google #AdTech #FakeEndorsements: "Google has announced an update to its advertising policies that officially bans ads with fake endorsements. The policy, which goes into effect next month, also bans advertising that impersonates a public figure or brand to promote a product or service.

It's good news for Mark Cuban, and anyone who has ever been tricked or just annoyed by those scammy weight loss ads that falsely claim to be affiliated with Shark Tank. A report on those ads from adtech watchdog organization Check My Ads — first reported on by Mashable — appears to have had a potentially far-reaching impact on internet advertising.

"In March 2024, Google Ads will update the Unacceptable business practices portion of the Misrepresentation policy to include enticing users to part with money or information by impersonating or falsely implying affiliation with or endorsement by a public figure, brand, or organization," reads the update posted on Google's Advertising Policies change log."

https://mashable.com/article/google-bans-fake-endorsement-ads-shark-tank-keto-gu