Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 262 · 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 many emojis (b) counting the likes (c) it went viral (d) reading the full story
2. 2.🤖 Fact or myth? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a myth (b) a fact
3. 3.True or false: “it says SHARE NOW” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) asking a teacher (b) a long forward chain (c) checking the numbers (d) checking the source
5. 5.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) asking a teacher (c) checking the date (d) counting the likes
6. 6.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it went viral (b) counting the likes (c) it feels true (d) a fact-check website
7. 7.📰 A real check or not a real check: it feels true? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
8. 8.📰 A real check or not a real check: it says SHARE NOW? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
9. 9.🎙️ A voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) share the OTP (b) check with family first (c) reply with your PIN (d) send money now
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) it went viral (c) a fact-check website (d) a scary headline
11. 11.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) checking the source (c) it has a photo (d) counting the likes
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) checking the photo date (c) it feels true (d) a friend forwarded it
13. 13.🤖 Fact or myth? If a video shows someone saying something shocking, check trusted news first. (a) a fact (b) a myth
14. 14.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
15. 15.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a fact (b) a myth
16. 16.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has a photo (b) counting the likes (c) checking the numbers (d) a long forward chain
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the date (b) it went viral (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) it says SHARE NOW
18. 18.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) reading the full story (b) a fact-check website (c) checking the source (d) it has a photo
19. 19.📰 A real check or not a real check: it went viral? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
20. 20.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has many emojis? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a teacher (b) checking the source (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) checking the numbers
22. 22.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a fact (b) a myth
23. 23.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) a long forward chain (c) looking for the author (d) it feels true
24. 24.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
25. 25.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) check trusted sites (b) believe it (c) share it fast (d) forward to all
26. 26.True or false: “reading the full story” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “it has many emojis” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “it says SHARE NOW” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
30. 30.🤖 Fact or myth? If it is a video, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
31. 31.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) checking the numbers (c) checking the date (d) it has many emojis
32. 32.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) don’t forward it (b) post it everywhere (c) forward to 10 (d) forward to 20
33. 33.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the colour (b) the date (c) the emojis (d) the likes
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a scary headline (b) it has a photo (c) it feels true (d) checking the source
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the photo date (b) checking the date (c) it has many emojis (d) reading the full story
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the date (b) counting the likes (c) finding other sites (d) asking a teacher
37. 37.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it feels true (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) checking the date (d) a friend forwarded it
38. 38.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) checking the photo date (c) finding other sites (d) asking a teacher
39. 39.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has a photo? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
40. 40.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) it feels true (c) looking for the author (d) asking a teacher

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