Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 127 · 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.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
2. 2.True or false: “it is in ALL CAPS” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a myth (b) a fact
4. 4.True or false: “looking for the author” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) don’t forward it (b) forward to 20 (c) post it everywhere (d) forward to 10
6. 6.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a fact (b) a myth
7. 7.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
8. 8.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) a fact-check website (c) looking for the author (d) checking the source
9. 9.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) a scary headline (d) it has many emojis
10. 10.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) a scary headline (c) checking the photo date (d) it has many emojis
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) finding other sites (c) counting the likes (d) a scary headline
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a scary headline (b) looking for the author (c) a fact-check website (d) checking the numbers
13. 13.True or false: “it went viral” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “it has many emojis” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the likes (b) the emojis (c) the colour (d) the date
16. 16.True or false: “a long forward chain” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the photo date? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
18. 18.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a fact (b) a myth
19. 19.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
20. 20.🤖 Fact or myth? If it is a video, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
21. 21.True or false: “finding other sites” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) counting the likes (d) a friend forwarded it
23. 23.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) it went viral (c) asking a teacher (d) a long forward chain
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long forward chain (b) asking a teacher (c) it has a photo (d) it feels true
25. 25.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a camera filter only (b) a computer-made fake (c) a type of virus (d) a deep-sea video
26. 26.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it went viral (b) it has a photo (c) a scary headline (d) checking the numbers
27. 27.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) checking the photo date (c) a friend forwarded it (d) looking for the author
28. 28.📰 A real check or not a real check: a long forward chain? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
29. 29.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) reading the full story (b) it has many emojis (c) a scary headline (d) it feels true
30. 30.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a fact (b) a myth
31. 31.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) finding other sites (c) it feels true (d) asking a teacher
32. 32.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) asking a teacher (c) counting the likes (d) finding other sites
33. 33.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has many emojis? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
34. 34.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) a friend forwarded it (c) it has many emojis (d) a long forward chain
35. 35.True or false: “counting the likes” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “it feels true” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) it went viral (c) a friend forwarded it (d) looking for the author
38. 38.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it went viral (b) it has many emojis (c) looking for the author (d) a friend forwarded it
39. 39.📰 A real check or not a real check: it says SHARE NOW? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
40. 40.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a fact (b) a myth

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