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Fact check: How AI is selling you weight loss
A weight-loss transformation on TikTok looks like a real personal journey. But when DW Fact Check compared the footage, the same body and movement appeared on several accounts – with different faces. We documented at least 11 TikTok accounts pointing to the app Her75 through bios, comments, hashtags or video context. Some videos had millions of views. So who is behind these “transformations”?
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A weight-loss transformation on TikTok looks like a real personal journey. But when DW Fact Check compared the footage, the same body and movement appeared on several accounts – with different faces. We documented at least 11 TikTok accounts pointing to the app Her75 through bios, comments, hashtags or video context. Some videos had millions of views. So who is behind these “transformations”?
A weight-loss transformation on TikTok looks like a real personal journey. But when DW Fact Check compared the footage, the same body and movement appeared on several accounts – with different faces. We documented at least 11 TikTok accounts pointing to the app Her75 through bios, comments, hashtags or video context. Some videos had millions of views. So who is behind these “transformations”?
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