{
  "id": 19229941,
  "title": "CNA Verify: Our first year investigating disinformation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/cna-verify-our-first-year-investigating-disinformation",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T22:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/letter-editor-in-chief/cna-verify-investigates-disinformation-6530551"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "CNA Verify, a dedicated team within the CNA newsroom, was established one year ago to investigate disinformation campaigns and influence operations targeting Singapore. Over the past year, thousands of social media posts have been circulating, spreading falsehoods about Singapore's political leadership, economic survival, and foreign policy. These manipulative posts, which have amassed tens of millions of views, aim to create tensions between communities, influence public opinion, or damage Singapore's national interests and relations with other countries. They often use synthetic voices, images of famous individuals, or AI-generated women to distribute fabricated statistics, made-up allegations, skewed narratives, or distorted facts. Disinformation narratives can sometimes be built around genuine events, authentic images, real people, or accurate information, making them harder to recognise and more convincing to audiences. CNA Verify uses advanced tools like open-source intelligence, digital forensics, and AI-assisted analysis to identify patterns indicating coordination and disinformation tactics. However, establishing responsibility for a disinformation operation is challenging due to the concealment of identities, use of intermediaries, and operating across multiple platforms and jurisdictions. Some investigations have led to action, such as social media platforms removing accounts, websites being taken down, and parliamentary questions being raised. The methods used to spread disinformation are evolving, with emerging areas like LLM poisoning, where disinformation actors exploit large language models to manipulate information. CNA Verify aims to deepen public understanding of these disinformation operations and build relationships with other Asia-Pacific newsrooms to share knowledge and explore collaboration opportunities.",
  "summary": "Checking facts and verifying information are basic responsibilities of trusted journalism. CNA Verify has a different remit - to investigate disinformation operations, particularly those targeting Singapore.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}