DeepfakeHigh
Video with Reportedly AI-Generated Media Purported to Show Croatian Neurosurgeon Josip Paladino Endorsing Steplex in Fake TV Segment on Facebook
- Occurred
- Sep 3, 2024
- Published
- Sep 13, 2024
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
A Facebook page reportedly posted a video styled as a TV news segment that purported to show Croatian neurosurgeon Josip Paladino endorsing a pain-treatment product called Steplex after an on-air assault. The clip was reported to use AI-generated or manipulated media built from older footage, and the ad linked users to a page mimicking Croatia's Ministry of Health while soliciting purchases and contact data.
Developers
- Deepfake technology developers
- Synthetic audio generation technology developers
Deployers
- Green Facebook page
- Scammers
Harmed parties
- People seeking medical advice
- Ministry of Health (Croatia)
- Ministarstvo zdravstva
- Josip Paladino
- General public of Croatia
- Epistemic integrity
Classification
Category confidence: 95%
Severity confidence: 90%
Rationale: AI-generated video used to impersonate a doctor and deceive users into purchasing a product, constituting fraud and potential harm.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8