The AI-driven disinformation campaign targeting Singapore and Lawrence Wong

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Singapore and the country’s prime minister, Lawrence Wong, were targets in an AI-driven disinformation campaign on YouTube. In hundreds of videos surfaced online, Mr Wong was attacked, claiming without evidence that he has “fallen from power” or that he is the “shortest-serving PM”. On Mar 5, Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo told parliament that the Singapore government will work with platforms to investigate a disinformation campaign. After CNA flagged some