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Hong Kong officials say the Chief Executive “earn money” endorsement video is forged.

The Claim

A video promoting an "earn money" scheme genuinely shows the current Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region endorsing the scheme.

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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.

The Receipts

  1. 慎防偽造影片冒特首推介投資計劃

    香港政府新聞網

  2. HKMA warns public against phishing scams involving deepfakes

    Hong Kong Monetary Authority

  3. The HKMA alerts the public to an online video purported to be a media interview with Mr Eddie Yue, Chief Executive of the HKMA, on an investment item

    Hong Kong Monetary Authority

  4. HKMA warns public of fraudulent social media posts impersonating HKMA Chief Executive

    Hong Kong Government Information Services Department

  5. Alert issued over fake video of the CE

    news.gov.hk

  6. Public should beware of scam video about investment plan purported to be recommended by CE

    Hong Kong Government Information Services Department

  7. Hong Kong: Where Money Comes to Grow

    YouTube - InvestHK

  8. 香港特区政府严正澄清：AI伪造！

    证券时报 (Securities Times)

  9. Hong Kong's John Lee appears in deepfake video endorsing bogus investment scheme

    South China Morning Post

  10. Deepfake video of Hong Kong finance chief Paul Chan used in sham news report

    South China Morning Post

+ 21 more sources — see the full list on Lenz

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Chief Executive Of The Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionHong Kong

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