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  2. Oct 31, 2022 · CNN — Oprah Winfrey is warning fans against falling victim to companies selling weight loss products using her name and image. On Sunday, the 68-year-old former talk show host and media mogul...

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  3. Jan 13, 2023 · News. Oprah Winfrey Weight Loss Gummies Facebook Ads Are a Scam. Apparently, it's the scam that never ends. Jordan Liles. Published Jan. 13, 2023. Oprah Winfrey at Variety's Power of...

  4. Oct 31, 2022 · In a statement to USA Today earlier this year, Winfrey's senior vice president of communications Nicole Nichol emphasized that the gummies are a scam. “These ads are a complete...

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    • The Claim: Oprah Launched Weight-Loss Gummy Brand Shown in Facebook Video Ads
    • Winfrey Doesn't Sell 'Weight-Loss' Gummies
    • Our Rating: False
    • Our Fact-Check Sources

    A series of sponsored videos circulating widely on Facebook use the name and likeness of Oprah Winfrey to push a familiar clickbait trope, claiming a celebrity-backed product – in this case, weight-loss gummies – can spur significant weight loss. "Grab Your Fitness-Gummy From Oprah!" says the caption of one Facebook advertisement that has been view...

    While Winfrey does have a partnership with and stake in WW International,the company formerly known as Weight Watchers, USA TODAY could not find any evidence that Winfrey sponsors or sells weight-loss gummy products. Nichols told USA TODAY the star has never sold weight-loss supplements in the past and does not plan to sell them in the future. She ...

    Based on our research, we rate FALSE the claim that Winfrey launched a weight-loss gummy brand shown in Facebook video ads. A spokesperson for Winfrey told USA TODAY that Winfrey has nothing to do with the product, and USA TODAY found no other evidence of a legitimate association between the product and Winfrey.

    Nicole Nichols, May 11, Email correspondence with USA TODAY
    Lead Stories LLC, Feb. 8, Fact Check: Oprah Winfrey Is NOT Endorsing Diet Pill That 'Lost Her 60 In 6 Weeks'
    Politifact, May 10, Oprah Winfrey is not hawking diet pills
    USA TODAY, Nov. 16, WW, formerly Weight Watchers, unveils new myWW+ program with more personalization, support amid COVID-19
  5. May 12, 2022 · There's no evidence that Oprah Winfrey suffered a "tragedy" or died in early May 2022, nor did she endorse keto weight loss gummies. These claims, one of which resembled a death hoax, came...

  6. Apr 7, 2023 · In another example, one consumer reported ordering “Oprah Winfreys keto gummy bear supplements” after seeing a phony endorsement. They explained: “The ad showed Oprahs face and...

  7. Mar 21, 2023 · Oprah denied selling or endorsing any weight loss gummies in an October 2022 Instagram video. The gummies are instead a version of a common scam that uses “miracle” health and cosmetic products to take your credit card information and surprise you with charges.

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