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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

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

Answer key

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

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