Last week, Singapore’s top digital development and information official, Josephine Teo (杨莉明), revealed that just one quarter of Singaporeans can distinguish between deepfake and authentic videos, citing a recent Cyber Security Agency survey. Speaking at the Singapore Press Club awards ceremony July 16, Teo emphasized the critical role of trusted media in an era of information manipulation, warning that authorities must prevent malicious actors from exploiting Singapore’s information space while building “a resilient ecosystem where truth can stand independently” (一个真相能够独立存在 …. 的生态系统). The comments come two months after Reporters Without Borders ranked Singapore 126th out of 180 countries in its latest press freedom index, citing the city-state as “an example of what not to be” on media freedoms.
Josephine Teo. SOURCE: Wikimedia Commons.
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