Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 164 · 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.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a deep-sea video (b) a type of virus (c) a computer-made fake (d) a camera filter only
2. 2.True or false: “asking a teacher” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) checking the date (c) it has many emojis (d) reading the full story
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has a photo (b) a long forward chain (c) it has many emojis (d) reading the full story
5. 5.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) checking the photo date (c) it has many emojis (d) counting the likes
6. 6.True or false: “looking for the author” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) a fact-check website (c) it feels true (d) it is in ALL CAPS
8. 8.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a fact (b) a myth
9. 9.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) a long forward chain (c) finding other sites (d) checking the photo date
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a teacher (b) a fact-check website (c) it has a photo (d) checking the source
11. 11.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the full story (b) looking for the author (c) counting the likes (d) checking the source
13. 13.True or false: “checking the numbers” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “finding other sites” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “checking the photo date” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the full story (b) checking the date (c) a scary headline (d) checking the source
17. 17.🤖 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
18. 18.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) it has many emojis (c) counting the likes (d) asking a teacher
19. 19.🤖 Fact or myth? Sharing a fake video is harmless if it is funny. (a) a fact (b) a myth
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finding other sites (b) a friend forwarded it (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) it has a photo
21. 21.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) a scary headline (c) it went viral (d) a long forward chain
22. 22.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it feels true (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) it has a photo (d) looking for the author
23. 23.🤖 Fact or myth? If a video shows someone saying something shocking, check trusted news first. (a) a myth (b) a fact
24. 24.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) checking the photo date (c) reading the full story (d) asking a teacher
25. 25.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the photo date (b) a fact-check website (c) finding other sites (d) a scary headline
26. 26.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a fact (b) a myth
27. 27.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) believe it (b) check trusted sites (c) share it fast (d) forward to all
28. 28.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has a photo? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
29. 29.🎙️ A voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) check with family first (b) send money now (c) reply with your PIN (d) share the OTP
30. 30.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the date (b) the emojis (c) the likes (d) the colour
31. 31.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a fact (b) a myth
32. 32.True or false: “it has many emojis” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) counting the likes (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) it feels true
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a scary headline (b) it feels true (c) looking for the author (d) counting the likes
35. 35.True or false: “a long forward chain” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “it went viral” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) checking the date (d) checking the source
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the numbers (b) a friend forwarded it (c) looking for the author (d) finding other sites
39. 39.True or false: “checking the source” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) asking a teacher (c) it has a photo (d) a fact-check website

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