SINGAPORE, July 2 -- Just one in four people here could correctly identify deepfake videos, despite nearly 80 per cent expressing confidence in spotting them.

This finding comes from the Cybersecurity Awareness Survey 2024, released on July 2 by the Cyber Security Agency (CSA) of Singapore, The Straits Times reported.

The survey introduced deepfake-related questions for the first time, in response to growing use of generative artificial intelligence to create convincing fake content.

Conducted in October 2024, the survey polled 1,050 respondents aged 15 and above on topics including cyber hygiene, cyber incidents, and mobile security.

Most respondents cited visual clues like unsynchronised lip movements and suspicious content as ways ...