A CNA investigation has found about 500 TikTok videos pushing false or misleading claims about Singapore or Malaysia, drawing a total of more than 3 million views.
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A CNA investigation has found about 500 TikTok videos pushing false or misleading claims about Singapore or Malaysia, drawing a total of more than 3 million views.
The TikTok accounts seem unrelated but behind them lies a production system churning out disinformation about Singapore at scale, CNA has found. (Screengrabs: TikTok)
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