A study found that fears in the region round the impact of deepfakes on elections were high, including in Singapore where next polls must be held by November 2025. The number of such cases surged by 207 per cent from 2023, according to verification and monitoring platform Sumsub’s latest Identity Fraud Report released on Tuesday (Nov 19). This was significantly higher than a 121 per cent increase across the whole region. Thailand and Indonesia followed closely behind with increases of 206 per cent and 201 per cent respectively.