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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 137 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the numbers (b) a long forward chain (c) checking the date (d) checking the photo date
  2. 2.🤖 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
  3. 3.True or false: “finding other sites” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the full story (b) checking the source (c) looking for the author (d) it is in ALL CAPS
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the photo date (b) looking for the author (c) it feels true (d) reading the full story
  6. 6.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  7. 7.📰 A real check or not a real check: a long forward chain? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  8. 8.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the source? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  9. 9.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) a friend forwarded it (c) finding other sites (d) it went viral
  10. 10.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) check trusted sites (b) forward to all (c) share it fast (d) believe it
  11. 11.🤖 Fact or myth? If it is a video, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  12. 12.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the photo date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) it went viral (c) a fact-check website (d) reading the full story
  14. 14.True or false: “a friend forwarded it” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) a long forward chain (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) a scary headline
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has a photo (b) it went viral (c) a fact-check website (d) it feels true
  17. 17.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) checking the photo date (c) finding other sites (d) it has many emojis
  18. 18.True or false: “checking the photo date” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🤖 Fact or myth? If a video shows someone saying something shocking, check trusted news first. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  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: a scary headline? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  22. 22.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) reading the full story (b) looking for the author (c) checking the numbers (d) a scary headline
  23. 23.True or false: “it has a photo” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it went viral (b) a scary headline (c) checking the date (d) it feels true
  25. 25.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the emojis (b) the date (c) the likes (d) the colour
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a teacher (b) a friend forwarded it (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) it says SHARE NOW
  27. 27.🤖 Fact or myth? Only film studios can make fake videos. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the photo date (b) a friend forwarded it (c) it has many emojis (d) counting the likes
  29. 29.True or false: “it feels true” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a scary headline (b) checking the photo date (c) looking for the author (d) finding other sites
  32. 32.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  33. 33.📰 A real check or not a real check: it is in ALL CAPS? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  34. 34.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has a photo? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  35. 35.True or false: “checking the source” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “checking the photo date” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “counting the likes” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “checking the numbers” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) post it everywhere (b) forward to 10 (c) don’t forward it (d) forward to 20
  40. 40.True or false: “asking a teacher” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a long forward chain
  2. a fact
  3. False
  4. it is in ALL CAPS
  5. it feels true
  6. a fact
  7. not a real check
  8. a good check
  9. finding other sites
  10. check trusted sites
  11. a myth
  12. a good check
  13. it went viral
  14. True
  15. a fact-check website
  16. a fact-check website
  17. it has many emojis
  18. False
  19. a fact
  20. a computer-made fake
  21. not a real check
  22. a scary headline
  23. False
  24. checking the date
  25. the date
  26. asking a teacher
  27. a myth
  28. checking the photo date
  29. False
  30. a fact
  31. a scary headline
  32. a good check
  33. not a real check
  34. not a real check
  35. True
  36. True
  37. False
  38. False
  39. don’t forward it
  40. False

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