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Fake commercial "expert" exposedPosted by Eric Mu, February 3, 2009 4:41 PM
 Metropolis Express February 3, 2009 Many TV advertisers like to use authoritative "expert" figures, often silver-haired, nicely-dressed, scholarly looking men, in their infomercials to boost the persuasiveness of their ads, despite the fact that the practice has been banned for misleading TV viewers. A sharp-eyed TV viewer has identified that several "experts" who appear on different commercials ranging from diabetes medicine to special collectors item banknotes are actually the same person. Screen shots of the commercials posted on the Internet have raised many eyebrows, with some netizens calling for a human flesh search to find out the man's real identity. Under the pseudonyms Sun Yun, Gu Boqin, Lu Qing, etc. the man plays many roles as diverse as an expert money collector, diabetes specialist, and university professor in a variety of commercials.  Hello, I am professor Lu Qing  I am Zhang Guoxing  Hi, I am Gu Boqin now Links and Sources
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Comments on Fake commercial "expert" exposed
Uhmmm, are people really surpised at this? This presupposes that viewers take these claims as truths.
Good. Is it against Chinese law to fake as a medical doctor on TV?
Anyway, Superbowl lipsynching has also been exposed. link