Fake image of crocodile in reservoir put through AI checks, but results were inconclusive: PUB

PUB said in its Oct 1 post that the man is a worker employed by its reservoir maintenance contractor.

Published Oct 01, 2026, 06:00 PM

Updated Oct 01, 2026, 06:00 PM

An image of a crocodile in Pandan Reservoir was reported and checked using AI tools, but results were inconclusive, leading PUB to suspend water activities for safety.

PUB and the National Parks Board conducted searches, posted warnings, and later found the image fake, resuming activities and filing a police report.

A worker, Ye Lin, was charged for transmitting a false message and obstructing justice; he plans to plead guilty with his case returning to court in November.

SINGAPORE – An image of a crocodile in a reservoir was checked to make sure that it was real, but the results were inconclusive, prompting national water agency PUB to suspend water activities there and to look for the reptile.

In a Facebook post on Oct 1, PUB said that it was notified to the image, supposedly showing a crocodile at Pandan Reservoir, on Aug 20. It then tried to verify the image using “various AI checker tools”, with no definite results.

“Hence, in the interest of public safety, PUB acted quickly and took the necessary precautionary measures,” it said.

PUB and the National Parks Board had earlier said that they were conducting search and capture operations in the area, with signs put up to warn the public.

The PUB also told the Singapore Rowing Association (SRA) and Singapore Canoe Federation (SCF) to suspend all water activities at the reservoir.

The PUB said a day later, on Aug 21, that it stopped looking for the reptile and lifted the suspension of water activities, after it found the image to be fake. The agency also said that it had made a police report.

PUB said in its Oct 1 post that the man is a worker employed by its reservoir maintenance contractor. The man’s supervisor had alerted PUB to the image on Aug 20.

Ye Lin, a 30-year-old Myanmar national, was on Sept 29 charged in relation to this incident. He was handed one charge for transmitting a false message, and another for obstructing the course of justice.

Ye said on Sept 29 that he intended to plead guilty and would not be engaging a lawyer. His case will be heard again in court in November.

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公用事业局 (PUB) 在 10 月 1 日的帖子中表示，该男子是其水库维护承包商雇佣的工人。

发布于2026年10月1日下午6:00

更新于2026年10月1日下午6:00

有人报告称在潘丹水库发现了鳄鱼的图像，并使用人工智能工具进行了检查，但结果不确定，导致公用事业局出于安全考虑暂停了水上活动。

公用事业局和国家公园局进行了搜查，发布了警告，后来发现该图片是伪造的，于是恢复了相关活动并向警方报案。

一名工人叶林被控散布虚假信息和妨碍司法公正；他计划认罪，案件将于11月再次开庭审理。

新加坡——一张水库中出现鳄鱼的照片经过核实，以确认其真实性，但结果并不确定，这促使国家水务局暂停了该水库的水上活动，并开始寻找这只爬行动物。

10月1日，公用事业局（PUB）在Facebook上发帖称，他们于8月20日收到一张图片的通知，该图片据称显示的是班丹水库的一只鳄鱼。随后，他们尝试使用“各种人工智能检测工具”来验证该图片，但没有得出确切的结果。

“因此，为了公共安全，公用事业局迅速采取行动，采取了必要的预防措施，”声明中写道。

公用事业局和国家公园局此前曾表示，他们正在该地区进行搜捕行动，并竖立了告示牌提醒公众。

公用事业局还要求新加坡赛艇协会（SRA）和新加坡皮划艇协会（SCF）暂停水库的所有水上活动。

公用事业局（PUB）于8月21日表示，在确认图片系伪造后，已停止寻找该爬行动物并解除水上活动的禁令。该机构还表示已向警方报案。

公用事业局（PUB）在10月1日发布的公告中表示，该男子是其水库维护承包商的雇员。该男子的主管于8月20日向公用事业局报告了这张照片。

9月29日，30岁的缅甸籍男子叶林因与此事件有关而被起诉。他被控一项传播虚假信息的罪名和一项妨碍司法公正的罪名。

叶某于9月29日表示，他打算认罪，不会聘请律师。他的案件将于11月再次开庭审理。

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