WhizzStep GUARD · Student resource

Deepfake Incident-Response Card

A proportionate response to uncertain, harmful or impersonating media.

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STOP
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DO NOT RECIRCULATE
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PRESERVE PRIVATELY
4
VERIFY
5
REPORT
6
SUPPORT

Do

  • Keep the original file, link, timestamp and context privately if safe.
  • Report through the school’s designated safeguarding or incident channel.
  • Ask whether the full source, provenance or context is available.
  • Support people targeted by the content.
  • Follow responsible adult or emergency instructions.

Do not

  • Forward it “just to ask if it is real”.
  • Run one detector and treat the score as a verdict.
  • Confront the alleged creator publicly.
  • Delete all evidence before an authorised review.
  • Turn an uncertain incident into entertainment.
Immediate danger or serious harm: stop the exercise and contact a responsible adult or the school’s safeguarding lead. This card is not an emergency service.