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Singapore identifies deepfake videos and synthetic audio as significant threats to political stability and public trust, particularly due to the rapid spread of manipulated media in a highly connected society. The delegation emphasizes the need for international standards, an intergovernmental task force, capacity building for developing nations, and public digital literacy programs to combat this issue. Singapore advocates for collaborative efforts to ensure responsible technological governance and protect democratic integrity.

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Singapore identifies deepfake videos and synthetic audio as significant threats to political stability and public trust, particularly due to the rapid spread of manipulated media in a highly connected society. The delegation emphasizes the need for international standards, an intergovernmental task force, capacity building for developing nations, and public digital literacy programs to combat this issue. Singapore advocates for collaborative efforts to ensure responsible technological governance and protect democratic integrity.

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Topic: Deepfake Videos and Synthetic Audio in Political Manipulation

Honourable Chair, distinguished delegates,

The delegation of Singapore believes that deepfake videos and synthetic audio represent one of the most urgent threats to political stability,
public trust, and national security in the digital age.

Singapore is a highly connected society—with one of the world’s highest internet penetration rates—and this makes us especially vulnerable to
the rapid spread of manipulated media. A single fabricated video can undermine confidence in institutions, fuel unrest, and distort electoral
processes long before factual corrections can catch up.

Singapore therefore sees this issue as both a cybersecurity challenge and a threat to democratic integrity.

First, Singapore stresses that deepfakes enable political impersonation at scale. Bad actors can create convincing but entirely false statements
by political leaders, diplomats, or public servants. Such content can influence voters, create diplomatic tensions, or spread misinformation
during crises.

Second, deepfake technology is becoming more accessible and cheaper. The delegation of Singapore is deeply concerned about the
democratization of deception—where extremist groups, foreign interference actors, and even individuals can manufacture political chaos with
minimal resources.

Third, deepfake-driven misinformation spreads faster than truth. This is why Singapore has implemented laws such as the Protection from
Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA), which allows rapid correction of false information before it destabilizes society. Singapore
believes that similar frameworks, when aligned with human rights and international law, can help other states combat the same threat.

Singapore proposes the following actions:

1. International Standards for Deepfake Disclosure


Establish global norms requiring platforms to detect and label deepfake political content, especially during elections and sensitive
political periods.

2. Creation of an Intergovernmental Task Force on Synthetic Media Abuse


This task force would share detection tools, threat intelligence, and response protocols to prevent foreign interference.

3. Capacity Building for Developing Nations


Many states lack the forensic and AI-detection capabilities needed to identify synthetic media. Singapore supports providing training,
tools, and technical assistance through the UN system.

4. Public Digital Literacy Programs


Educating citizens to recognize manipulated media is essential. Singapore’s “Digital Defence” initiative has shown that informed
societies are harder to deceive.

Honourable delegates, deepfakes represent a new frontier of misinformation—one that threatens every nation regardless of size or political
system.

Singapore believes that only through collaboration, transparency, and responsible technological governance can we safeguard our political
processes from digital manipulation.

THANK YOU

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