Purportedly AI-Generated Facebook Video Allegedly Misused Skënder Brataj and Blendi Fevziu to Promote Purported Miracle Cream in Albania
Description
A purportedly manipulated AI-generated video reportedly circulated on Facebook misusing the likenesses of emergency physician Skënder Brataj and journalist Blendi Fevziu to promote a purported "miracle" cream. Reporting indicated that some citizens believed the content and contacted or visited emergency services seeking treatment.
Actors
Alleged Deployers
- scammers
Alleged Developers
- deepfake-technology-developers
- synthetic-audio-generation-technology-developers
Harmed Parties
- skender-brataj
- public-trust-in-medical-guidance
- people-seeking-medical-advice
- general-public-of-albania
- general-public
- epistemic-integrity
- blendi-fevziu
Classification
Risk Domain
Malicious Actors & MisuseRisk Subdomain
4.3. Fraud, scams, and targeted manipulation
MIT Risk Profile
Source
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