Medscape: Deepfake Doctors: How AI Spreads Medical Disinformation

By Don Johnson | October 1, 2025

Some doctors use social media to share credible lifestyle tips, discuss new research, and spread sound health information — sometimes colorfully and to huge followings. The latest crop of medical influencers, however, aren’t even human.

Deepfake doctors — artificial intelligence (AI)-generated videos mimicking medical professionals — are increasingly being spotted on social media. These faux doctors peddle everything from false medical info to dubious products, like oils to treat hair loss or supplements for endocrine disorders.

We’ve written several articles on AI recently. There are some benefits to using these tools, but we want to share warnings from articles we come across as well. The internet is full of fraudulent activity. Christians should be aware, and approach all claims on the internet critically. Don’t just believe things you hear that “confirm your priors,” that is, that conform to your own presuppositions. We all have them. We need to test everything, especially everything that shows up on the internet.
Don Johnson

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