Description: A deepfake video falsely depicting Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong endorsing commercial products circulated online in December 2023. Wong publicly denied the endorsement, warning that scammers had used AI-generated deepfake technology to impersonate him. The manipulated media aimed to mislead the public into believing he promoted fraudulent investments. Wong urged vigilance against AI-driven scams and encouraged reporting through the ScamShield Bot on WhatsApp.
Editor Notes: Lawrence Wong was Deputy Prime Minister at the time of this incident. This incident is not to be confused with Incident 983, which pertains to another deepfake scam in March 2025 involving Wong during his time as Prime Minister.
Entités
Voir toutes les entitésAlleged: Unknown voice cloning technology developer et Unknown deepfake technology developer developed an AI system deployed by Scammers impersonating Lawrence Wong , scammers et Fraudsters, which harmed Lawrence Wong et General public of Singapore.
Systèmes d'IA présumés impliqués: Unknown voice cloning technology et Unknown deepfake app
Statistiques d'incidents
ID
987
Nombre de rapports
1
Date de l'incident
2023-12-11
Editeurs
Daniel Atherton
Rapports d'incidents
Chronologie du rapport
SINGAPORE - Information circulating online that the Government is planning to reinstate a circuit breaker is false, said Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in a Facebook post on Dec 11.
He also said posts and messages showing him endorsing…
Variantes
Une "Variante" est un incident qui partage les mêmes facteurs de causalité, produit des dommages similaires et implique les mêmes systèmes intelligents qu'un incident d'IA connu. Plutôt que d'indexer les variantes comme des incidents entièrement distincts, nous listons les variations d'incidents sous le premier incident similaire soumis à la base de données. Contrairement aux autres types de soumission à la base de données des incidents, les variantes ne sont pas tenues d'avoir des rapports en preuve externes à la base de données des incidents. En savoir plus sur le document de recherche.