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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 14 · 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.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  2. 2.🤖 Fact or myth? Only film studios can make fake videos. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  3. 3.🎙️ A voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) share the OTP (b) check with family first (c) reply with your PIN (d) send money now
  4. 4.True or false: “it has a photo” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has many emojis (b) looking for the author (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) it has a photo
  6. 6.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) share it fast (b) forward to all (c) believe it (d) check trusted sites
  7. 7.📰 A real check or not a real check: counting the likes? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  8. 8.🤖 Fact or myth? A deepfake is a video, photo or voice made or changed by a computer to look real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  9. 9.📅 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
  10. 10.📰 A real check or not a real check: a fact-check website? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  11. 11.📰 A real check or not a real check: it feels true? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finding other sites (b) checking the date (c) a scary headline (d) asking a teacher
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fact-check website (b) finding other sites (c) it has many emojis (d) looking for the author
  14. 14.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) finding other sites (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) reading the full story
  15. 15.📰 A real check or not a real check: a long forward chain? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the full story (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) asking a teacher (d) checking the numbers
  17. 17.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a computer-made fake (b) a type of virus (c) a camera filter only (d) a deep-sea video
  18. 18.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) a friend forwarded it (c) asking a teacher (d) it went viral
  19. 19.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the date (b) counting the likes (c) a friend forwarded it (d) it has many emojis
  21. 21.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  22. 22.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) it has many emojis (c) counting the likes (d) it went viral
  23. 23.True or false: “asking a teacher” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “it went viral” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  26. 26.True or false: “a long forward chain” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📰 A real check or not a real check: it says SHARE NOW? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  28. 28.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  29. 29.True or false: “it has many emojis” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finding other sites (b) looking for the author (c) checking the source (d) it feels true
  31. 31.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) reading the full story (d) asking a teacher
  32. 32.🤖 Fact or myth? If it is a video, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) checking the photo date (c) checking the date (d) it went viral
  34. 34.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 says SHARE NOW
  35. 35.🤖 Fact or myth? Sharing a fake video is harmless if it is funny. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) checking the photo date (c) a fact-check website (d) counting the likes
  37. 37.True or false: “counting the likes” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “checking the numbers” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “a friend forwarded it” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) asking a teacher (d) it has many emojis

Answer key

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

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