CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta has reported extensively on the growing popularity of cannabis-based products. But a social media post, which links to a webpage masquerading as a CNN article, falsely claims Gupta is selling cannabidiol gummies. A CNN spokesperson said the content on the page is “completely false” and not from CNN.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, a neurosurgeon and chief medical correspondent at CNN, has reported many times on cannabis-related products. His special on cannabidiol, or CBD, in 2019 — “Weed 5: The CBD Craze” — explored possible health benefits and possible dangers of CBD products.
But his investigations have not led him down a new business path of selling CBD, as suggested in a fabricated webpage shared in a redirected link from a Facebook post.
The post shares a photo of Gupta, a bogus claim that “Disturbing Allegations Surface Against Dr. Gupta,” and a link with the title, “Medical Expert Under Fire.”
But the link included in the post goes to an item that doesn’t make any reference to “disturbing allegations” made against Gupta. Instead, the webpage masquerades as a CNN article, using Gupta’s name and image to make the false claim he sells a line of CBD products.
The bogus article — which includes faux CNN bylines and logo — claims that Gupta is selling “FunDrops CBD Gummies,” adding, “his CBD wellness line is 77% cheaper and four times more effective than those being offered by Bayer and other ‘Big Pharma’...
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