Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 155 · 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.📰 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
2. 2.True or false: “counting the likes” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a deep-sea video (b) a type of virus (c) a computer-made fake (d) a camera filter only
4. 4.True or false: “it has many emojis” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it feels true (b) a friend forwarded it (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) finding other sites
6. 6.True or false: “asking a teacher” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📰 A real check or not a real check: counting the likes? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
8. 8.True or false: “a long forward chain” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) checking the numbers (c) a scary headline (d) it says SHARE NOW
10. 10.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) a scary headline (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) it says SHARE NOW
11. 11.🎙️ A voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) reply with your PIN (b) send money now (c) share the OTP (d) check with family first
12. 12.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a fact (b) a myth
13. 13.🤖 Fact or myth? If a video shows someone saying something shocking, check trusted news first. (a) a myth (b) a fact
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has a photo (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) checking the date (d) a long forward chain
15. 15.True or false: “checking the date” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) finding other sites (c) a long forward chain (d) checking the date
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has many emojis (b) it went viral (c) a long forward chain (d) asking a teacher
18. 18.True or false: “reading the full story” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
20. 20.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) asking a teacher (c) checking the date (d) a fact-check website
21. 21.📰 A real check or not a real check: it is in ALL CAPS? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
22. 22.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) finding other sites (c) checking the numbers (d) counting the likes
23. 23.📰 A real check or not a real check: it went viral? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
24. 24.True or false: “reading the full story” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
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 is the odd one out? (a) checking the photo date (b) checking the numbers (c) finding other sites (d) it feels true
27. 27.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) asking a teacher (d) it feels true
28. 28.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has a photo? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
29. 29.True or false: “a fact-check website” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the source? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the date (b) looking for the author (c) checking the source (d) a friend forwarded it
32. 32.True or false: “a long forward chain” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a fact (b) a myth
34. 34.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the date (b) the colour (c) the likes (d) the emojis
35. 35.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) asking a teacher (c) checking the date (d) it has a photo
36. 36.True or false: “finding other sites” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) a scary headline (c) checking the source (d) it feels true
38. 38.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it feels true (b) checking the date (c) a fact-check website (d) checking the photo date
39. 39.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a fact (b) a myth
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it went viral (b) looking for the author (c) it has many emojis (d) a long forward chain

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