Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 162 · 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.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the likes (b) the colour (c) the emojis (d) the date
2. 2.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) it went viral (c) it has many emojis (d) checking the date
3. 3.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a fact (b) a myth
4. 4.🤖 Fact or myth? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a fact (b) a myth
5. 5.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) checking the source (c) counting the likes (d) a scary headline
6. 6.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) it has a photo (c) it has many emojis (d) a long forward chain
7. 7.📰 A real check or not a real check: a friend forwarded it? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking for the author (b) it has a photo (c) checking the date (d) reading the full story
9. 9.True or false: “a fact-check website” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) a long forward chain (d) asking a teacher
11. 11.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a fact (b) a myth
12. 12.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) checking the source (c) it feels true (d) finding other sites
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.True or false: “it says SHARE NOW” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔁 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
16. 16.🎙️ A voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) share the OTP (c) reply with your PIN (d) check with family first
17. 17.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) it feels true (c) looking for the author (d) checking the photo date
19. 19.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) it has a photo (c) checking the date (d) asking a teacher
20. 20.🤖 Fact or myth? Sharing a fake video is harmless if it is funny. (a) a fact (b) a myth
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the date (b) it went viral (c) a friend forwarded it (d) it is in ALL CAPS
22. 22.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) finding other sites (c) a long forward chain (d) asking a teacher
23. 23.🤖 Fact or myth? If it is a video, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
24. 24.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has a photo (b) a scary headline (c) finding other sites (d) a long forward chain
25. 25.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) checking the photo date (b) it has many emojis (c) it has a photo (d) it feels true
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it feels true (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) checking the source (d) it went viral
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long forward chain (b) it has a photo (c) it feels true (d) a fact-check website
28. 28.📰 A real check or not a real check: a fact-check website? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
29. 29.📰 A real check or not a real check: looking for the author? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
30. 30.True or false: “a friend forwarded it” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) believe it (b) forward to all (c) check trusted sites (d) share it fast
32. 32.📰 A real check or not a real check: a long forward chain? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the numbers (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) it went viral (d) a long forward chain
34. 34.True or false: “a fact-check website” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the date (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) checking the numbers (d) checking the photo date
37. 37.🤖 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
38. 38.True or false: “asking a teacher” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a fact (b) a myth
40. 40.True or false: “it went viral” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False

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