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Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf in Disguise

The old tale: a wolf pretends to be Grandma.

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🦊 The wolf’s new trick: this fable is about Impersonation & deepfakes. Read along to learn how to spot it.
Little Red Riding Hood meeting the wolf in the woods, a colour illustration by Walter Crane
Little Red Riding Hood meets the wolf — illustration by Walter Crane (1845–1915), public domain.

Little Red set off through the woods with a basket for Grandma. But a clever Wolf had learned a new trick — he could copy any voice he heard. He raced ahead, and in a voice that sounded exactly like Grandma’s, he called, “Come in, dear, come closer!”

Red almost did. Then she stopped. “You sound like Grandma,” she said, “but you don’t know our secret family joke. And your eyes are too big, and your teeth are too sharp.” She stepped back, ran to a woodcutter she trusted, and together they found the real Grandma, safe and sound.

Moral: A voice or a face can be copied. Make sure you really know who you are talking to.

In real life: AI can make fake voices, fake photos, and fake messages — this is sometimes called a “deepfake.” If someone online (even someone who sounds like family) asks for money, secrets, or to meet you, stop and tell a grown-up you trust.

💬 Talk about it together: Have you ever gotten a message or a call from someone, and it didn’t quite sound like them? What did you do — and what could you do next time?

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