Three fake Facebook (FB) posts claimed that celebrity Amy Perez is promoting a brand of bakuchiol retinol. She has denied the endorsement as skin care specialist Alvin Francisco also disowned the page that carried the fake ad.
The posts claimed:
“Amy Perez shares: “OMG, 60 years old but everyone thinks I’m my husband’s daughter because I look so young🤣🤣 It’s all thanks to applying Bakuchiol Retinol before sleeping to prevent aging, limit wrinkles and help skin become white, smooth and elastic.”
“I DON’T USE OR ENDORSE THIS PRODUCT! NINAKAW ANG VIDEO KO AT GINAGAMIT NILA. MAG INGAT PO TAYO! And HELLO wala pa akong 60 years old. Oh di ba mali?! (I don’t use or endorse this product! They stole my video and used it. Let’s be cautious! And hello, I’m not yet 60 years old. Isn’t that wrong,) Perez said in a June 23 statement.
Venature Bakuchiol Retinol serum, the product being endorsed, is not on the FDA’s list of verified cosmetic products.
Two of the posts claimed that board-certified specialist Alvin Francisco, also known as Doc Alvin, was behind the product. He said such videos are fake.
“Very rampant ‘yung paggamit ng ating appearance sa pansarili ng mga scammer… Wala po akong binebentang kahit na ano sa internet. (The use of our appearance for scammers’ self-interests is very rampant. I don’t sell any product on the internet),” Francisco said in a June 25 FB Live video.
The fake posts from FB pages 𝐁𝐚𝐤𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐥 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧 – 𝗗𝗼𝗰 𝗔𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻, Doc Alvin – Health Skin Care, and 𝐀𝐦𝐲 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐳 garnered a total of over of 3,100 reactions, 734 comments, and 719,000 plays.
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