Source: The Next Web
Synthetic media tools are lowering the barrier to medical fraud to near-zero, letting bad actors bypass the credentialing and accountability that real doctors face. The problem is the collapse of visual trust itself—viewers can no longer assume a confident-sounding person in a white coat is actually licensed. TikTok's algorithm rewards engaging short-form content, and fabricated medical advice from a fabricated "expert" spreads to millions faster than fact-checkers can respond.