Reality TV stars agree to promote poison diet drink on Instagram
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But do the influencers try the product and check the ingredients they're promoting to their followers?Three big name Instagram influencers - Lauren Goodger, Mike Hassini and Zara Holland - have been caught agreeing to promote a poisonous cyanide drink. The made-up drink - called Cyanora - included the ingredient hydrogen cyanide, which is a chemical that can kill you.Image captionLauren, Mike and Zara were all told the product wasn't being launched for a few months and they would not be able to drink it until it was.
According to the advertising watchdog, the brand and the celebrity promoting a product are"responsible for the claims that are made in the advert".
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