{
  "id": 8207965,
  "title": "Deepfake doctors peddling bogus cures are becoming more convincing — and very little can be done to stop them",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/deepfake-doctors-peddling-bogus-cures-are-becoming-more-convincing-8207965",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-18T08:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC News",
    "slug": "cbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/doctor-deepfakes-ai-canada-9.7346644"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Physicians warn AI-generated ads featuring the likenesses of prominent doctors are scamming patients out of their money, putting Canadians’ health at risk and eroding public trust. Yet there’s still no clear method to get deepfake videos taken down. scamming patients out of their money, putting Canadians' health at risk, and eroding public trust",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBC Canada",
        "title": "Deepfake doctors peddling bogus cures are becoming more convincing — and very little can be done to stop them",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/deepfake-doctors-peddling-bogus-cures-are-becoming-more-convincing",
        "published": "2026-09-18T08:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}