Saturday 12 May 2018

Return of the "Real Reason" Fake News (Tanya Kim has NOTHING to do with Essence of Argan)

This is more BS from Essence of Argan. It's yet another variant of the old fake news story saying that the "real reason" (citation needed) that actress/anchorwoman X (in this case, Tanya Kim) left TV show Y (in this case, CTV's Breakfast Television) is that she invented skincare product Z (in this case, Essence of Argan). This, of course, is utter bullshit, and the red flags are the classics ("Entertainment Today" layout, fake results, fake testimonials (with Canadian cities instead of American ones this time), fake comments, and a "free" trial offer). Here's a rare screenshot of their Ad of Fail:
As always, stay away from Essence of Argan, and don't believe everything you read online.

Tuesday 8 May 2018

Yet Another Dragon's Den Fake News Article

This is yet another version of that fake news article claiming that a magic skin care product appeared on Dragon's Den. This time, it's Creme again, but the article calls it "Creme Ultime Ageless Cream" for some reason. There are a few differences from the most common version of this scam; they use a slight variation (specifically, it uses the British spelling of "Mum" instead of the American one) of the "Fit Mom Daily" logo used in the very first scam fake news pages (from circa 2007, advertising Garcinia Cambogia weight-loss products) instead of the "Entertainment Today" logo, the "AS SEEN IN" banner below the headline uses the logos of British tabloids instead of American ones, and the fake comments are slightly different. Of course, the red flags are the same old; the "free trial", the fake results, a variation of the "Entertainment Today" layout, and the aforementioned fake comments. As always, avoid Creme, and don't believe everything you read on the internet.