Spot AI Scams &amp; Misinformation

Your one superpower: the pause

Try It Now: rate the urgency in your own messages

Week 1 – Unit 2: Deepfakes: Fake Photos and Video

Spot altered images and video, and verify before believing

3 lessons1 exercisequiz

Seeing is no longer believing

Tell-tale signs (for now)

Try It Now: run three context checks on a viral image

Week 2 – Unit 3: Voice Clones and Fake Calls

Handle the cloned-voice call and the fake emergency

3 lessons1 exercisequiz

The voice of someone you know

Spotting a cloned-voice or scripted call

Try It Now: set a family safe-word and save your bank's real number

Week 2 – Unit 4: AI-Written Scam Messages

See through fake alerts, jobs, romance and investment scams

3 lessons1 exercisequiz

Why the grammar got better

The links and the ask

Try It Now: dissect one real message

Week 3 – Unit 5: Fake News and Misinformation

Check a story before you believe or share it

3 lessons1 exercisequiz

How false stories travel

Read past the headline

12 min

Try It Now: fact-check one shared story

Week 3 – Unit 6: The One Habit That Stops Most Scams

Verify before you trust, every time

3 lessons1 exercisequiz

Verify before you trust

The second-channel check

Using AI to help you check

Try It Now: build your own verify checklist

Week 4 – Unit 7: Protecting Your Money and Accounts

Simple habits that keep your money and logins safe

3 lessons1 exercisequiz

The rules that never change

Locking down your accounts

Safe habits with M-Pesa and mobile money

Try It Now: turn on two-factor authentication today

Week 4 – Unit 8: Protecting Your Data and Identity

Share less, lock down and know your data rights

3 lessons1 exercisequiz

Your rights and safer choices

Your data is the target

Try It Now: audit one app's permissions

Week 4 – Unit 9: If You Are Targeted or Hit

Report, recover and protect others fast

3 lessons1 exercisequiz

It is not your fault: act fast

Report it: where and how

Recover and protect others

Try It Now: your first ten minutes

Week 5 – Capstone: Capstone: Your Personal Safety Plan

Build a safety plan for you and someone you help

1 lessons3 exercises

Try It Now: build your verify checklist and safe-word

Task15 min

Try It Now: lock down one account and one device

Task20 min