Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 192 · 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) check trusted sites (b) share it fast (c) believe it (d) forward to all
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) it has a photo (c) checking the photo date (d) it says SHARE NOW
3. 3.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) it has a photo (c) finding other sites (d) it is in ALL CAPS
4. 4.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a myth (b) a fact
5. 5.📰 A real check or not a real check: a fact-check website? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
6. 6.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it went viral (b) a scary headline (c) counting the likes (d) checking the date
7. 7.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) it feels true (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) it has many emojis
8. 8.True or false: “it has many emojis” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “checking the date” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) finding other sites (c) it feels true (d) counting the likes
11. 11.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a myth (b) a fact
12. 12.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) it has many emojis (c) it went viral (d) a long forward chain
13. 13.📰 A real check or not a real check: it feels true? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) checking the numbers (c) a fact-check website (d) reading the full story
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) looking for the author (c) it feels true (d) checking the date
16. 16.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) it feels true (c) it has a photo (d) asking a teacher
17. 17.True or false: “a friend forwarded it” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) asking a teacher (b) finding other sites (c) it has a photo (d) looking for the author
19. 19.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) counting the likes (c) finding other sites (d) asking a teacher
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the photo date (b) checking the numbers (c) checking the source (d) it says SHARE NOW
21. 21.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) reading the full story (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) a scary headline (d) a long forward chain
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has many emojis (b) reading the full story (c) it has a photo (d) it says SHARE NOW
23. 23.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
24. 24.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) looking for the author (c) it feels true (d) checking the numbers
25. 25.🤖 Fact or myth? If it is a video, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
26. 26.🤖 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
27. 27.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a fact (b) a myth
28. 28.🤖 Fact or myth? If a video shows someone saying something shocking, check trusted news first. (a) a fact (b) a myth
29. 29.True or false: “checking the photo date” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📰 A real check or not a real check: it says SHARE NOW? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
31. 31.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
32. 32.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) checking the source (d) it has a photo
33. 33.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
34. 34.True or false: “counting the likes” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a teacher (b) a scary headline (c) looking for the author (d) checking the source
36. 36.True or false: “looking for the author” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it feels true (b) a scary headline (c) checking the source (d) it went viral
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the photo date (b) it went viral (c) asking a teacher (d) finding other sites
39. 39.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) a fact-check website (c) it has many emojis (d) checking the numbers
40. 40.🎙️ A voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) share the OTP (b) reply with your PIN (c) send money now (d) check with family first

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