After a fake video of her making disparaging remarks about the government was made available, former president Halimah Yacob announced on Tuesday ( Apr 15 ) that she is calling the police.  ,
Deepfakes refer to controlled images, audio, or video that are manipulated to look genuine.  ,
” There is a picture that is circulating that claims I made some offensive remarks about the government. This is utterly untrue”! wrote Madam Halimah in a Twitter post on Tuesday night.  ,
She continued, adding that she had never produced for a movie and that it had also incorporated her voice.  ,
The former leader stated that she wanted to stop the video from being distributed, but she did not tie it to the post.
The video is being distributed as Singapore prepares for its future General Election. Election Day is scheduled for April 23 and the government’s parliament was disbanded on Tuesday afternoon. Voters will go to the elections on May 3.    ,
This is a spooky way how AI is being used to control voters at this crucial time, wrote Mdm Halimah.  ,
Regardless of which side they were on, the former president, who served from September 2017 to September 2023, urged citizens to “maintain some etiquette, civility, and fairness.”
” Fight on the basis of your vision’s strength, your candidates ‘ ability to see that vision through,” she wrote.
Don’t engage in such filthy deeds like this. We also have our citizens and their potential to think about after the GE. It’s never a one-time fighting match, he says.
Singapore is not one of the many examples of deepfakes that have been a part of votes around the world.  ,
The state passed a law in October 2024 prohibiting the release of online generated or manipulated material during elections that accurately depicts a candidate saying or acting in a manner that they did not or did not say or do.
The rules may apply to online poll advertisements that feature candidates running for office. It will take effect once the summons of vote is issued and up until the polls close.