SM Lee warns public against deepfake videos of him commenting on international matters

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He also urged people who come across such videos online to always check if they are real.

SM Lee said that creators of such deepfakes want to make it seem that the views expressed within these videos are supported by him or the Singapore government.

In a Facebook post on June 27, he said: “The motive of these deepfakes may not be commercial, but their malicious intent is clear”. Instead, he advised people to report these videos directly on the respective platform app they appear on.

 

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