Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 261 · 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.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has a photo (b) counting the likes (c) asking a teacher (d) a long forward chain
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long forward chain (b) reading the full story (c) it feels true (d) it is in ALL CAPS
3. 3.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a fact (b) a myth
4. 4.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) a long forward chain (c) it has a photo (d) checking the date
5. 5.📰 A real check or not a real check: it is in ALL CAPS? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
6. 6.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a fact (b) a myth
7. 7.True or false: “it says SHARE NOW” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the date (b) the emojis (c) the likes (d) the colour
9. 9.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) forward to 20 (b) post it everywhere (c) forward to 10 (d) don’t forward it
10. 10.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
11. 11.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fact-check website (b) asking a teacher (c) reading the full story (d) it has a photo
13. 13.📰 A real check or not a real check: it went viral? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
14. 14.True or false: “checking the date” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📰 A real check or not a real check: it feels true? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
16. 16.True or false: “finding other sites” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🤖 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
18. 18.🎙️ A voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) reply with your PIN (b) check with family first (c) send money now (d) share the OTP
19. 19.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
20. 20.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a camera filter only (b) a type of virus (c) a computer-made fake (d) a deep-sea video
21. 21.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) a scary headline (c) reading the full story (d) it says SHARE NOW
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) finding other sites (c) looking for the author (d) asking a teacher
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) checking the numbers (c) looking for the author (d) it went viral
24. 24.📰 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
25. 25.True or false: “asking a teacher” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) it has a photo (c) asking a teacher (d) checking the numbers
27. 27.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the photo date (b) asking a teacher (c) a fact-check website (d) it feels true
28. 28.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) checking the numbers (c) finding other sites (d) a long forward chain
29. 29.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a myth (b) a fact
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the numbers (b) checking the photo date (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) looking for the author
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it went viral (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) a scary headline (d) checking the date
32. 32.🤖 Fact or myth? If it is a video, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a teacher (b) it has many emojis (c) finding other sites (d) checking the photo date
34. 34.True or false: “checking the source” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has many emojis (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) a long forward chain (d) checking the numbers
36. 36.True or false: “it went viral” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) checking the numbers (c) checking the date (d) it says SHARE NOW
38. 38.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a myth (b) a fact
39. 39.True or false: “it feels true” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🤖 Fact or myth? If a video shows someone saying something shocking, check trusted news first. (a) a myth (b) a fact

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