Man to be charged for fake crocodile pic at Pandan Reservoir

Water activities in Pandan Reservoir were suspended for two days, with the authorities launching search-and-capture operations in the area.

Listen Summarise A 30-year-old man will be charged over creating and sharing an AI-generated photo of a crocodile at Pandan Reservoir, causing a false alarm in August. Water activities were suspended for two days while PUB and NParks conducted search operations before confirming the photo was fake and resuming activities. The man faces charges of communicating false messages and obstructing justice, with potential jail time and fines; police warn against spreading false information to avoid wasting public resources. AI generated

SINGAPORE – A 30-year-old man is set to be charged on Sept 29 over creating a fake photograph of a crocodile at Pandan Reservoir that led to a search operation and the suspension of water activities in August.