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Rubio imposter used AI to message high-level officials, reports say
AFP, Published on 09/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - An imposter posing as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent AI-generated voice and text messages to high-level officials and foreign ministers, reports said Tuesday, the latest American official to be targeted by impersonators.
US defence chief visits Philippines dogged by scandal at home
AFP, Published on 28/03/2025
» MANILA — US defence chief Pete Hegseth met Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on Friday, saying the two countries must stand "shoulder to shoulder" in the face of the threat represented by China.
Trump says talk he’s ceded presidency to Musk is a ‘hoax’
Bloomberg, Published on 23/12/2024
» Donald Trump said Sunday that he will be president of the US — not Elon Musk.
Hoax bomb threats linked to Russia target polling places in battleground states, FBI says
Reuters, Published on 06/11/2024
» ATLANTA: Hoax bomb threats, many of which appeared to originate from Russian email domains, were directed at polling locations in three battleground states - Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin - as Election Day voting was underway, the FBI said on Tuesday.
Singapore fighter jets escort Air India flight after bomb threat
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/10/2024
» SINGAPORE - Singapore's air force mobilised two fighter jets late on Tuesday in response to a bomb threat on an Air India Express flight bound for the city-state, its defence minister said.
Fakery and fraud: Energy scammers cast 'wide net' on Facebook
AFP, Published on 08/02/2023
» WASHINGTON: A Filipino consumer fumes as she rips open a portable charger to discover she has been conned -- the batteries are choked with sand, making her yet another victim of scammers on Facebook.
Asian innovators fight online hate, lies as tech giants fall short
Reuters, Published on 24/10/2022
» BANGKOK/JAKARTA: Fed up with the constant stream of fake news on her family WhatsApp group chats in India - ranging from a water crisis in South Africa to rumours around a Bollywood actor's death -Tarunima Prabhakar built a simple tool to tackle misinformation.
Indonesia preparing tough new curbs for online platforms
Reuters, Published on 23/03/2022
» SINGAPORE/JAKARTA: Indonesia is readying tough new rules that will allow it to fine and criminally charge internet and social media platforms, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, potentially slowing online firms' rapid growth in a $70 billion market.
Scars of Papua conflict weigh on Indonesia's vaccine drive
AFP, Published on 26/08/2021
» JAYAPURA (INDONESIA) - "William" is refusing to take a coronavirus vaccine because he fears Indonesia's military will use the country's inoculation programme to poison him and wipe out his fellow Papuans.
Facebook shuts down anti-vaccine influencer campaign
AFP, Published on 11/08/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook on Tuesday said it shut down a disinformation operation which sought to spread Covid-19 vaccine hoaxes by duping social media influencers into backing false claims.