Description: A deepfake video falsely depicted Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong promoting a cryptocurrency investment scam. Scammers used AI-generated voice cloning and manipulated footage from official events to create a convincing but fraudulent video interview with China Global Television Network. Lee warned the public and urged reporting through the ScamShield Bot.
Editor Notes: Two significant AI incidents involving Lee Hsien Loong occurred several months apart from each other. This incident pertains to the December 2023 one. The other one, Incident 986, pertains to a June 2024 incident. This incident ID is retroactive; Lee was Prime Minister during the time of the incident, but the incident ID was created during his time as Senior Minister. See also Incident 988 for information pertaining to disinformation-related deepfakes of Lee that emerged in late June 2024.