A video promoting an "earn money" scheme genuinely shows the current Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region endorsing the scheme.
NOT BSTOTAL BS
TOTAL BS — Verdict: False
Verified by Lenz ·
The Short Version
The video is not an authentic endorsement by Hong Kong’s Chief Executive. Official government statements say the clip is AI-generated or otherwise forged and was used in an investment scam, and multiple news reports describe it as a deepfake. The existence of a video depicting him does not mean the endorsement actually occurred.
Caveats
Primary official sources explicitly deny that the Chief Executive endorsed any such investment or "earn money" scheme.
The claim relies on equivocation: a fake video can depict someone without being genuine evidence of their real actions or words.
Scam videos using deepfakes of Hong Kong officials have been publicly warned about by authorities; users should not treat social-media clips as proof of endorsement.