Manila, April 6 -- An analyst and a national cybersecurity movement underscored the need for Filipinos to detect fake news, deepfakes and scams using free applications (apps) or software as the government and the private sector intensify the fight against fraudulent activities ahead of the May 12 midterm elections.

During the Economic Journalists Association of the Philippines and San Miguel Corporation's annual business journalism seminar here over the weekend, Cybercrime Investigation Coordinating Center (CICC) agent Marco Reyes said there are publicly available deepfake detector tools, including Google Search.

Reyes said deepfake technology creates realistic fake videos and audio recordings, and is used to imitate real people's appe...