KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 5 -- Misinformation has become a growing threat across societies, and the rise of deepfake technology has made it even harder to tell what is real and what is fake.

From fake news to AI-generated scams that mimic familiar voices or faces, false content is now more convincing and more dangerous.

While these tools have evolved, the public's ability to detect manipulation has not kept pace.

This is where media literacy becomes essential.

"People often think media literacy is just about spotting fake news, but it goes much deeper than that. It's about understanding how messages are made, why they are made, and how they can shape what we think or believe," said David Chak, co-founder and director of Arus Academy, who lea...