--- title: AI-generated ‘doctors’ peddling fake cures on TikTok are... description: A UK digital marketing agency study found AI-generated content in 40% of the most-viewed health videos on TikTok, rising to 84% of clips surfaced by... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ai-generated-doctors-peddling-fake-cures-on-tiktok-are-a-huge-danger-experts-warn-e6ssq9kqq twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: AI-generated ‘doctors’ peddling fake cures on TikTok are a ‘huge danger’, experts warn | daily.dev og:description: A UK digital marketing agency study found AI-generated content in 40% of the most-viewed health videos on TikTok, rising to 84% of clips surfaced by... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ai-generated-doctors-peddling-fake-cures-on-tiktok-are-a-huge-danger-experts-warn-e6ssq9kqq og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/e6ssq9Kqq.png og:image:alt: AI-generated ‘doctors’ peddling fake cures on TikTok are a ‘huge danger’, experts warn og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # AI-generated ‘doctors’ peddling fake cures on TikTok are a ‘huge danger’, experts warn **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A UK digital marketing agency study found AI-generated content in 40% of the most-viewed health videos on TikTok, rising to 84% of clips surfaced by health-related searches. Fake AI 'doctors' — polished avatars lip-syncing scripts — blend plausible wellness tips with debunked myths and pitches for products that often don't exist. Top AI-generated health videos averaged 2.5 million views each. Medical experts including the British Medical Association and NHS England's national medical director have warned of a public-safety crisis, with clinicians reporting patients confused by false advice. TikTok disputed the findings, citing its existing policies against impersonation and misleading AI content, but enforcement gaps persist as accounts removed for violations reappear within hours. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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