Claim: An edited video of Singapore's former prime minister Lee Hsien Loong circulated in Facebook and TikTok posts that falsely claimed it shows him warning Taiwan against strengthening relations with the United States in opposition to China. The original clip in fact shows Lee giving a speech in 2019 in which he did not mention the city-state's relations with Taiwan. The Singapore prime minister's office said the video shared on social media was "fake".
Fact-check: Video of ex-Singapore PM 'cautioning US-Taiwan ties' is doctored
Verdict: video of ex-singapore pm 'cautioning us-taiwan ties' is doctored
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Tommy Wang
Date published: 2024-07-10T07:26:00