DeepfakeMedium
AI-Generated OB-GYN Health Influencers on TikTok Used Fake Medical Credentials to Promote Dubious Advice
- Occurred
- Mar 8, 2025
- Published
- Mar 8, 2025
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
AI-generated avatars posing as OB-GYNs on TikTok, part of the so-called, crudely termed "Coochie Doctor" trend, have been falsely claiming years of experience while promoting dubious health advice. Many, including an avatar named "Violet," were created using the Captions app, which generates scripted AI influencers.
Developers
- Captions
Deployers
- Unknown TikTok users
Harmed parties
- TikTok users
Tags
- Misinformation
- Medical fraud
- Impersonation
- Deepfake influencer
- Fake medical advice
- Social media
- South Korea
- Consumer protection
Classification
Category confidence: 90%
Severity confidence: 85%
Rationale: AI-generated avatars impersonating medical professionals to spread misinformation fits deepfake category with medium severity due to health risks.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8