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TV host Amy Perez and influencer Doc Alvin Francisco deny advertising an anti-aging serum featured in a video
ClaimTV host Amy Perez and medical content creator Dr. Alvin Francisco, popularly known as Doc Alvin, are promoting the rejuvenating serum.
Rating: False
Why I fact-checked this: The Facebook page, “Doc Alvin – Health Skin Care,” poses as a page owned by Francisco. The profile states that Francisco is a “Consultant and Certified Specialist,” which is the exact same note found on Francisco's real Facebook account.
The page features a video of Perez and Francisco promoting a product called “Venature's Bakuchiol Retinol Serum,” which has garnered 2,100 reactions, 271 comments, 95 shares, and 436,000 views at the time of writing.
fact: The claims made by Perez and Francisco are fake: the video was manipulated to make it look like they were holding and promoting the serum.
The videos featuring Perez were pulled from her TikTok account, and one of the videos appears to show her applying a rejuvenating serum to her face, when in fact she was using a different skin care product in the original post.
Similarly, the clip of Francisco featured in the ad was taken from his TikTok account, where he was also seen using a different product.
No approval: Pérez and Francisco recently clarified on their official social media channels that they do not endorse the products promoted by the fake accounts, including the serum featured in the video.
In a June 23 Instagram post, Perez shared screenshots of fake claims circulating online. “I do not use or promote this product,” Perez said in the post.
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On the same day, Francisco took to his Facebook page to warn his followers to beware of fake accounts using his name and image, falsely claiming to be endorsing products after the medical content creator learned some of his patients had experienced medical complications from products they had purchased online.
Francisco clarified that he is not affiliated with or promoting any of the products sold on these pages.
Unregistered: Venature Bakuchiol Retinol Serum is not listed in the Food and Drug Administration database.
Rappler has previously exposed fraudulent product claims involving celebrities and influencers.
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Jerry Yuval Jr. is Rappler's 2023-2024 Aries Rufo Journalism Fellow. This fact-check was reviewed by members of Rappler's investigative team and senior editors. Learn more about Rappler's Fact-Checking Mentorship Programme here. here.
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