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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 173 · 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.True or false: “asking a teacher” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🤖 Fact or myth? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  3. 3.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) share it fast (b) believe it (c) check trusted sites (d) forward to all
  4. 4.True or false: “it is in ALL CAPS” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) it has a photo (c) asking a teacher (d) checking the date
  6. 6.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has many emojis (b) it went viral (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) checking the photo date
  7. 7.🤖 Fact or myth? Strange blinking, blurry edges or odd lighting can be clues. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  8. 8.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) it feels true (c) looking for the author (d) counting the likes
  9. 9.True or false: “checking the numbers” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) forward to 20 (b) forward to 10 (c) don’t forward it (d) post it everywhere
  11. 11.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a type of virus (b) a computer-made fake (c) a camera filter only (d) a deep-sea video
  12. 12.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) asking a teacher (c) counting the likes (d) checking the date
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it went viral (b) it has a photo (c) checking the source (d) a long forward chain
  14. 14.📰 A real check or not a real check: it says SHARE NOW? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it feels true (b) a fact-check website (c) checking the photo date (d) looking for the author
  16. 16.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) checking the date (c) a friend forwarded it (d) looking for the author
  17. 17.True or false: “reading the full story” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “a friend forwarded it” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “checking the photo date” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “reading the full story” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) asking a teacher (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) a scary headline
  22. 22.True or false: “it has many emojis” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) reading the full story (b) it feels true (c) a scary headline (d) a long forward chain
  24. 24.True or false: “checking the date” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) checking the numbers (c) checking the source (d) it is in ALL CAPS
  26. 26.True or false: “it is in ALL CAPS” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “a friend forwarded it” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  29. 29.True or false: “counting the likes” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📰 A real check or not a real check: counting the likes? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  31. 31.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  32. 32.True or false: “it feels true” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📅 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
  34. 34.True or false: “checking the source” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “looking for the author” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the numbers (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) counting the likes (d) a long forward chain
  37. 37.True or false: “it went viral” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📰 A real check or not a real check: a long forward chain? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  39. 39.True or false: “a fact-check website” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “it went viral” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. True
  2. a myth
  3. check trusted sites
  4. False
  5. it has a photo
  6. checking the photo date
  7. a fact
  8. looking for the author
  9. True
  10. don’t forward it
  11. a computer-made fake
  12. counting the likes
  13. checking the source
  14. not a real check
  15. it feels true
  16. a friend forwarded it
  17. False
  18. False
  19. True
  20. True
  21. asking a teacher
  22. True
  23. reading the full story
  24. True
  25. it is in ALL CAPS
  26. True
  27. True
  28. not a real check
  29. False
  30. not a real check
  31. a myth
  32. True
  33. the date
  34. False
  35. False
  36. checking the numbers
  37. False
  38. not a real check
  39. False
  40. True

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