Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 154 · 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? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a myth (b) a fact
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) it feels true (c) it went viral (d) checking the numbers
3. 3.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has many emojis (b) a long forward chain (c) it feels true (d) finding other sites
4. 4.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) checking the numbers (c) asking a teacher (d) a friend forwarded it
5. 5.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) counting the likes (c) a long forward chain (d) it has a photo
6. 6.🤖 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fact-check website (b) checking the photo date (c) checking the source (d) it feels true
8. 8.🤖 Fact or myth? Strange blinking, blurry edges or odd lighting can be clues. (a) a myth (b) a fact
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking for the author (b) a long forward chain (c) it has a photo (d) counting the likes
10. 10.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) forward to 10 (b) don’t forward it (c) post it everywhere (d) forward to 20
11. 11.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
12. 12.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) checking the numbers (c) it has a photo (d) it went viral
13. 13.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has many emojis? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
14. 14.📅 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
15. 15.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) it is in ALL CAPS
16. 16.📰 A real check or not a real check: looking for the author? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
17. 17.🤖 Fact or myth? If a video shows someone saying something shocking, check trusted news first. (a) a myth (b) a fact
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) reading the full story (c) asking a teacher (d) a fact-check website
19. 19.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) checking the photo date (c) it went viral (d) a scary headline
20. 20.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) checking the photo date (c) checking the date (d) it went viral
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) checking the date (c) it went viral (d) finding other sites
22. 22.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a myth (b) a fact
23. 23.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the photo date (b) a fact-check website (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) checking the source
24. 24.📰 A real check or not a real check: a long forward chain? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
25. 25.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the photo date (b) a fact-check website (c) reading the full story (d) it has many emojis
26. 26.True or false: “a friend forwarded it” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “a fact-check website” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📰 A real check or not a real check: it says SHARE NOW? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
29. 29.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) checking the photo date (c) asking a teacher (d) it has a photo
30. 30.🎙️ A voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) share the OTP (c) check with family first (d) reply with your PIN
31. 31.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) forward to all (b) check trusted sites (c) share it fast (d) believe it
32. 32.True or false: “it feels true” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
34. 34.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has many emojis (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) checking the source (d) it has a photo
35. 35.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a fact (b) a myth
36. 36.True or false: “it says SHARE NOW” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) a long forward chain (c) checking the photo date (d) a fact-check website
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) asking a teacher (c) checking the source (d) looking for the author
39. 39.True or false: “looking for the author” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) a long forward chain (c) counting the likes (d) it has many emojis

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