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75% of Singaporeans Fail to Detect Deepfakes, CSA Survey Finds

75% of Singaporeans Fail to Detect Deepfakes, CSA Survey Finds

Author: admin | 09 Jul 2025

A national study conducted by the Cyber Security Agency (CSA) of Singapore has revealed an alarming disparity between trust levels and real-life competencies of recognizing deepfake media content.

Although 80% of participants stated that they would be able to recognize deepfakes, only 25% had the skills to identify them accurately.

The survey, conducted in October 2024, polled 1,050 people aged 15 years and older on cyber hygiene, mobile safety, and threat awareness. The majority of them were based on visual clues (use of incorrect lip movement or unnatural speech), but these techniques are easily defeated by modern AI-based forgeries.

Nevertheless, the proportion of individuals who believed they were personally vulnerable to online scams decreased by 3% (from 43% in 2022 to 40% in 2024).

This drop in the perception of risk is a matter of concern, particularly when world cybercrime strategies become more convincing due to the incorporation of deepfake technology.

Footage of CSA Chief Executive, David Koh, also present in the proceedings, warned of vigilance to guard against the ever-evolving cyber criminals. Never short-change what matters and always check at trusted sources.”

The issues Singapore is facing are echoing in the rest of the world. The International Panel on the Information Environment is organizing scientific efforts to reverse deepfake-related menaces, and the MediFor initiative, run by DARPA, develops automated verification of media. 

75% of Singaporeans Fail to Detect Deepfakes, CSA Survey Finds