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Vietnamese Beauty Queen Arrested in Fake Health Gummies Scandal

Published MAY 20 2025·Updated MAY 21 2025

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Above: Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien wears Lacoste outside the Lacoste show during the Womenswear Fall/Winter 2025/2026 as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 9, 2025 in Paris, France. Image credit: Kirstin Sinclair/Getty Images Entertainment via Getty Images

The Spin

Narrative A

These influencers were little more than snake oil salesmen, shamelessly promoting a supplement they knew to be a hoax to con their own fans out of as much money as possible. As such, they and their accomplices face the full weight of the law for deceiving customers and producing counterfeit goods.

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Narrative B

Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien’s situation stems from good intentions gone wrong. As made clear in her testimony, Tien had “good ideas” for the product that came from a genuine desire to help people, but was tragically caught up in a wider scheme.

The Telegraph