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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 219 · 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.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) it went viral (d) checking the numbers
  3. 3.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a deep-sea video (b) a computer-made fake (c) a camera filter only (d) a type of virus
  4. 4.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has many emojis? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  5. 5.True or false: “asking a teacher” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “a fact-check website” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📰 A real check or not a real check: it feels true? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  8. 8.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) checking the photo date (c) a fact-check website (d) asking a teacher
  9. 9.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has a photo (b) a friend forwarded it (c) it feels true (d) finding other sites
  10. 10.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  11. 11.🤖 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
  12. 12.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has a photo (b) a long forward chain (c) asking a teacher (d) a scary headline
  13. 13.True or false: “a scary headline” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  15. 15.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) forward to 10 (b) forward to 20 (c) don’t forward it (d) post it everywhere
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) checking the source (c) a fact-check website (d) finding other sites
  17. 17.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) checking the date (c) checking the source (d) a friend forwarded it
  18. 18.🤖 Fact or myth? Sharing a fake video is harmless if it is funny. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  19. 19.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  20. 20.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) checking the photo date (c) it has many emojis (d) a long forward chain
  21. 21.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) it has a photo (c) checking the numbers (d) a friend forwarded it
  22. 22.True or false: “it has a photo” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “looking for the author” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📰 A real check or not a real check: it went viral? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  25. 25.True or false: “it has many emojis” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🤖 Fact or myth? If it is a video, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  27. 27.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) a scary headline (c) a long forward chain (d) checking the photo date
  29. 29.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the photo date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it feels true (b) checking the date (c) a friend forwarded it (d) a long forward chain
  31. 31.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) checking the photo date (c) it feels true (d) finding other sites
  32. 32.True or false: “finding other sites” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) it has a photo (c) a fact-check website (d) a long forward chain
  34. 34.📰 A real check or not a real check: a long forward chain? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  35. 35.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) reading the full story (c) checking the photo date (d) a scary headline
  36. 36.True or false: “checking the numbers” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “asking a teacher” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) reading the full story (b) finding other sites (c) checking the date (d) it has many emojis
  39. 39.🤖 Fact or myth? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  40. 40.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) finding other sites (c) looking for the author (d) a long forward chain

Answer key

  1. not a real check
  2. checking the numbers
  3. a computer-made fake
  4. not a real check
  5. True
  6. True
  7. not a real check
  8. counting the likes
  9. finding other sites
  10. a myth
  11. a fact
  12. asking a teacher
  13. False
  14. a good check
  15. don’t forward it
  16. it says SHARE NOW
  17. a friend forwarded it
  18. a myth
  19. a myth
  20. checking the photo date
  21. checking the numbers
  22. False
  23. False
  24. not a real check
  25. False
  26. a myth
  27. a good check
  28. checking the photo date
  29. a good check
  30. checking the date
  31. it feels true
  32. False
  33. a fact-check website
  34. not a real check
  35. a scary headline
  36. True
  37. False
  38. it has many emojis
  39. a myth
  40. a long forward chain

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