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Lesson 05 of 067 min

Misinformation & Deepfakes

AI can now copy real voices, faces and writing styles. Scammers use this to pretend to be family members or officials, and fake images and videos spread quickly online.

From our Digital Guidebook · AI & Impersonation Scams

In this lesson you will

  • Recognise the kinds of AI fakes
  • Verify an urgent call or message
  • Check a viral post before sharing it

Tap to reveal

Kinds of AI fakes

Tap each card to flip it.

Real-life example

An urgent call

Unknown number

Phone call · transcript

Nani, it’s me! I had an accident and my phone broke. Please send ₹20,000 to this number right now. Don’t tell Mum, she will panic.

Read it carefully. How many warning signs can you find before you inspect it?

How to

Verify before you act

Following along on your phone? Tick each step as you go.

Sort it

Share it or check first?

Sort each post.

  • A shocking video with no source, “forwarded many times”

  • A photo you took yourself at a family function

  • A post saying “Doctors confirm this cures everything, share now!”

  • A school holiday notice shared by the school’s official page

Test yourself

Quick check

0 of 2 answered

  1. 01A caller sounding exactly like your grandson asks for money urgently. What do you do?
  2. 02A viral video has no source and says “share before it’s deleted”. What is best?