Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 107 · 40 questions

Stay safe (Source, date, other sites): Real checks: the source, the date, the author, other trusted sites, the full story, a fact-check site. Not real checks: likes, forwards, a scary headline, “SHARE NOW”, capitals, it feels true. Deepfakes can copy faces and voices; check shocking clips with trusted news and money requests with family.

1. 1.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a fact (b) a myth
2. 2.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a fact (b) a myth
3. 3.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it feels true (b) a friend forwarded it (c) finding other sites (d) a long forward chain
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it feels true (b) a scary headline (c) checking the source (d) it went viral
5. 5.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) forward to 20 (b) forward to 10 (c) post it everywhere (d) don’t forward it
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has many emojis (b) finding other sites (c) looking for the author (d) checking the source
7. 7.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a myth (b) a fact
8. 8.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) checking the numbers (c) it has many emojis (d) it has a photo
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the full story (b) checking the photo date (c) finding other sites (d) it has a photo
10. 10.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) a fact-check website (c) checking the photo date (d) checking the source
11. 11.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
12. 12.📰 A real check or not a real check: looking for the author? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
13. 13.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has a photo? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
14. 14.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the source? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
15. 15.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) asking a teacher (b) it has a photo (c) checking the numbers (d) finding other sites
16. 16.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) it has many emojis (d) a scary headline
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) a fact-check website (d) counting the likes
18. 18.True or false: “it has many emojis” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a myth (b) a fact
20. 20.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a camera filter only (b) a type of virus (c) a computer-made fake (d) a deep-sea video
21. 21.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has many emojis? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
22. 22.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it feels true (b) checking the numbers (c) checking the source (d) checking the date
23. 23.True or false: “a fact-check website” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) it feels true (d) checking the numbers
25. 25.🤖 Fact or myth? A deepfake is a video, photo or voice made or changed by a computer to look real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
26. 26.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) it feels true (c) reading the full story (d) it says SHARE NOW
27. 27.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) it went viral (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) checking the date
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a teacher (b) a scary headline (c) looking for the author (d) checking the numbers
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the date (b) checking the source (c) reading the full story (d) it is in ALL CAPS
30. 30.🤖 Fact or myth? Strange blinking, blurry edges or odd lighting can be clues. (a) a fact (b) a myth
31. 31.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the colour (b) the likes (c) the date (d) the emojis
32. 32.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) reading the full story (c) looking for the author (d) a long forward chain
33. 33.True or false: “it went viral” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “reading the full story” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “checking the source” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📰 A real check or not a real check: it says SHARE NOW? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
37. 37.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) check trusted sites (b) share it fast (c) believe it (d) forward to all
38. 38.🤖 Fact or myth? If a video shows someone saying something shocking, check trusted news first. (a) a fact (b) a myth
39. 39.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) looking for the author (c) checking the source (d) it is in ALL CAPS
40. 40.🤖 Fact or myth? If it is a video, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact

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