Doctor in patriotic Trump virus advert on Facebook was actually a Russian actress

A doctor who appeared in a patriotic Donald Trump campaign advert on Facebook was actually a Russian actress, according to reports.

The campaign also used stock footage of Slovenia in the advert, which was designed to convince American voters that the country is defeating coronavirus.

The advert, which ran on Facebook for two days earlier this month but is no longer active, showed an American flag and a field.

But it turns out that the field was actually in Slovenia and found its way into the commercial from a stock footage site, according to CNBC who confirmed it with the videographer.