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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 20 · 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.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the full story (b) it went viral (c) checking the source (d) checking the numbers
  3. 3.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has many emojis (b) a long forward chain (c) a fact-check website (d) it says SHARE NOW
  4. 4.🤖 Fact or myth? Sharing a fake video is harmless if it is funny. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  5. 5.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) don’t forward it (b) forward to 20 (c) forward to 10 (d) post it everywhere
  6. 6.True or false: “checking the photo date” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “it says SHARE NOW” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) it has many emojis (c) a scary headline (d) looking for the author
  9. 9.True or false: “it has a photo” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  11. 11.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  12. 12.True or false: “it has a photo” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🤖 Fact or myth? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  14. 14.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  15. 15.📰 A real check or not a real check: it feels true? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  16. 16.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) check trusted sites (b) forward to all (c) share it fast (d) believe it
  17. 17.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) checking the date (c) finding other sites (d) it went viral
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the numbers (b) it has many emojis (c) reading the full story (d) checking the source
  19. 19.True or false: “it went viral” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “finding other sites” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has a photo? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  22. 22.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  23. 23.📰 A real check or not a real check: looking for the author? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  24. 24.True or false: “it is in ALL CAPS” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) it feels true (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) counting the likes
  26. 26.📰 A real check or not a real check: a friend forwarded it? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  27. 27.True or false: “checking the source” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the likes (b) the emojis (c) the colour (d) the date
  29. 29.🤖 Fact or myth? If it is a video, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  30. 30.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) checking the date (c) checking the photo date (d) it says SHARE NOW
  31. 31.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the photo date? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  32. 32.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) checking the date (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) asking a teacher
  33. 33.📰 A real check or not a real check: it says SHARE NOW? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  34. 34.🤖 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
  35. 35.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) asking a teacher (b) it feels true (c) finding other sites (d) checking the photo date
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the full story (b) asking a teacher (c) checking the source (d) it has a photo
  37. 37.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a type of virus (b) a computer-made fake (c) a camera filter only (d) a deep-sea video
  38. 38.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) finding other sites (c) reading the full story (d) counting the likes
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it went viral (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) a long forward chain (d) checking the photo date
  40. 40.📰 A real check or not a real check: a long forward chain? (a) not a real check (b) a good check

Answer key

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

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