Dr Carol Soon is Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies where she leads the Society and Culture Department. Her research interests are in false information, media regulation, digital inclusion, new media and activism, online public opinion sensing and public engagement. Carol is also Associate Director of the Asia Journalism Fellowship which is supported by Temasek Foundation. She is Vice Chair of Singapore’s Media Literacy Council and Principal Investigator at the NUS Centre for Trusted Internet and Community. She has taught courses at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and the University Scholars Programme at NUS. She speaks about her research frequently at international, regional and local forums. In 2015, Carol received the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Research Excellence Award. She was also a recipient of the Australian Endeavour Award in 2012.