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Key figures

298ads detected
22countries
146platforms
202impersonated celebrities
13platforms with regulator warnings
16legitimate hacked websites hosting fake reviews

Reviewed detections between October 26, 2026 and October 29, 2026.

Data by country

Each country has its own page with the platforms detected, the most used celebrities and the regulator to contact. It is the best address to link in a local story.

CountryAdsPlatformsMost impersonated celebrities
Italy 45 25 Bruno Vespa, Fabio Panetta, Pier Silvio Berlusconi
Argentina 34 20 Javier Milei, Marcos Galperin, Locomotora Castro
Switzerland 20 10 Peter Spuhler, Karin Keller-Sutter, Alexis Favre
Colombia 19 10 Abelardo de la Espriella, Jaime Gilinski, Luis Carlos Sarmiento Angulo
Spain 19 12 José Luis Escrivá, Juan Roig, José Carlos Díez
Canada 17 10 Adrienne Arsenault, Rosemary Barton, Tiff Macklem
France 17 13 Élise Lucet, Loïc de La Mornais, Xavier Niel
Ghana 16 6 John Mahama, John Kufuor, Dr. Mahama Tia Abdul-Kabiru
Greece 15 8 Μαριάννα Λάτση, Χάρης Καρώνης, Δημήτρη Μελισσανίδη
Portugal 15 9 Cristiano Ronaldo, Álvaro Santos Pereira, Pedro Andersson
United Kingdom 12 8 Martin Lewis, Jim Ratcliffe, Rachel Reeves
Japan 11 9 Sanae Takaichi, Masayoshi Son, Tadashi Yanai
Türkiye 11 5 Mehmet Şimşek, Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya, Fatih Portakal
Hungary 9 6 Balogh Levente, Jákob Zoltán, Hankó Balázs
Uruguay 9 5 Nicolás Jodal, Emiliano Cotelo, Nacho Álvarez
United Arab Emirates 8 4 أنس بوخش, خالد العامري, محمد العبار
Belgium 7 4 Michael Anseeuw, Geert Noels, Nathalie Maleux
Indonesia 6 3 Susi Pudjiastuti, Rosianna Silalahi, Suahasil Nazara
Saudi Arabia 4 1 عبدالله المديفر, جاسم المطوع
Germany 2 1 Alice Weidel, Dietmar Hopp
Nigeria 1 1 Tony Elumelu
Singapore 1 1 Chin Yee

Most impersonated celebrities

  1. Abelardo de la Espriella · 14 ads
  2. Bruno Vespa · 12 ads
  3. Javier Milei · 12 ads
  4. Élise Lucet · 9 ads
  5. Jaime Gilinski · 9 ads
  6. Luis Carlos Sarmiento Angulo · 8 ads
  7. Martin Lewis · 8 ads
  8. Fabio Panetta · 7 ads
  9. Pier Silvio Berlusconi · 7 ads
  10. Carlo Cottarelli · 7 ads
  11. Ricardo Roa · 7 ads
  12. Marcos Galperin · 7 ads
  13. Μαριάννα Λάτση · 6 ads
  14. Mario Giordano · 6 ads
  15. Loïc de La Mornais · 6 ads

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