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Ciara O'Rourke
By Ciara O'Rourke July 3, 2024

Fake video appears to show Dr. Ben Carson promoting erectile dysfunction cure

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  • This video is "completely fake," said Brad Bishop, a spokesperson for Dr. Ben Carson.

As a 2016 Republican presidential candidate, Dr. Ben Carson once debated former President Donald Trump on stage. In a video recently circulating on social media, he appears to endorse a medical treatment for erectile dysfunction. But that’s false.

"Let me tell you how you can maintain or fully restore your erection, even at 70 or 80 years old," Carson, a former Housing and Urban Development secretary, appears to say in a video some social media users are sharing on Facebook. "I offer you a new solution that has helped over 50,000 men. In collaboration with CVS we have developed a unique natural solution that restores blood flow and erection in just seven days." 

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The video was altered, said Brad Bishop, a Carson spokesperson. 

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Bishop told PolitiFact Carson "has not endorsed or ever heard of this." Bishop said the video is "completely fake."

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We looked for, but found no, credible sources, such as news reports or public statements from Carson, to corroborate the claim that he’s promoting an erectile dysfunction treatment. 

We’ve previously fact-checked a false claim that Carson discovered three "completely natural ingredients" to alleviate headaches and lower blood cholesterol and blood pressure.

We rate this claim False.

 

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