A fake ‘jelly diet’ has fooled at least one celebrity. You could be next

Per The Conversation, Paris Hilton's mother, Kathy, fell for a fake 'Jell-O diet' endorsed by celebrities including Oprah Winfrey and Michelle Obama — except the diet never existed, and neither did the endorsements. They were all AI-generated. The incident highlights a broader problem: health misinformation online is widespread, and while it's easy to assume older people are more vulnerable, susceptibility spans all ages and is driven more by psychological factors like conspiracy theories and distrust of science than by age alone.

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