'Don’t be misled': SGH warns of fake YouTube ad using its name and logo to sell eye product
The Singapore General Hospital (SGH) has cautioned the public not to be misled by a fake YouTube advertisement for an eye product that falsely uses its logo.In a Facebook post on Thursday (Nov 12), SGH shared two screenshots of the advertisement, which shows what appears to be an ophthalmologist applying eye drops into a patient’s eye.The product's brand is unclear, but the advertisement claims it can correct vision by "0.5 everyday" without surgery, though no unit of measurement is given. It also claims the product contains "antibacterial ingredients".SGH’s logo can be seen in the top right corner of each screenshot, while the word “scam”, marked by SGH, is displayed in red between the two images.The hospital said it was alerted to the fake YouTube advertisement circulating on social media that claims the eye drops were developed by SGH."We would like to clarify that the advertisement is not authorised or endorsed by SGH and the claims made in the advertisement have not been verified by SGH," it said.