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Video with Reportedly AI-Generated Media Purported to Show Croatian Neurosurgeon Josip Paladino Endorsing Steplex in Fake TV Segment on Facebook

AI Incident Database · article · Sep 13, 2024 · UTC

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.

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incident-report
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reported
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Global

Reported occurrence date: 2024-09-03T00:00:00.000Z

Evidence & attribution

AI Incident Database, Responsible AI Collaborative; McGregor (2021), Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents. Incident-specific contributor credits are available at each citation link. Metadata adapted; article text excluded.

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

First collected: 2026-09-19T22:50:59.123Z. This is not the publication date.

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2026-09-20T23:22:28.549Z

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