Online ads claimed that allegations "had been confirmed" against actor and "Jeopardy" host Mayim Bialik. Clicking those ads led to fake CBD gummies endorsements that featured her image and likeness. The truth was that there were no allegations and she never endorsed any CBD gummies products.
In early March 2022, we reviewed false and scammy online ads that claimed “allegations” against actor and “Jeopardy” host Mayim Bialik had been “confirmed,” as well as a fake Fox News article that said she had endorsed Premium Jane CBD gummies that could help to “reverse dementia.” The story was made to appear like a real Fox News article, but was not created by the company. The ad and article appeared to have been created in China.
The ad with Bialik’s picture read: “Allegation [sic] Against Mayim Bialik Have Been Confirmed.”
Upon clicking the false ad about unspecified allegations against Bialik, we were led to a page on denuvo.fun that appeared to resemble the Fox News website, but in reality, had nothing to do with Fox News. This lookalike tactic was a strategy by the website’s creator to fool readers into believing it was legitimate. According to records, denuvo.fun was registered on a Chinese web domain registrar less than one month earlier, on Feb. 18.
The fake Fox News article on denuvo.fun was only visible to readers who clicked the ad. Any attempt to copy and paste the same link to the story without the ad’s referral code at the end of...
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