Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 274 · 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.True or false: “it has many emojis” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a scary headline (b) a fact-check website (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) it has a photo
3. 3.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) checking the photo date (c) checking the date (d) it is in ALL CAPS
4. 4.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
5. 5.True or false: “it has a photo” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) believe it (b) check trusted sites (c) forward to all (d) share it fast
7. 7.📰 A real check or not a real check: counting the likes? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
8. 8.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it has a photo (b) asking a teacher (c) checking the photo date (d) reading the full story
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the date (b) it went viral (c) counting the likes (d) it has many emojis
10. 10.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it went viral (b) finding other sites (c) it feels true (d) counting the likes
11. 11.📰 A real check or not a real check: looking for the author? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
12. 12.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has a photo? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
13. 13.🤖 Fact or myth? Sharing a fake video is harmless if it is funny. (a) a fact (b) a myth
14. 14.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) it has a photo (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) looking for the author
15. 15.True or false: “a scary headline” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) a friend forwarded it (c) it went viral (d) a fact-check website
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking for the author (b) checking the date (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) checking the photo date
18. 18.📰 A real check or not a real check: it feels true? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
19. 19.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it went viral (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) asking a teacher
20. 20.🔁 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
21. 21.True or false: “a friend forwarded it” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a fact (b) a myth
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has many emojis (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) a long forward chain (d) checking the source
24. 24.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the date (b) finding other sites (c) checking the photo date (d) it went viral
26. 26.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the colour (b) the date (c) the likes (d) the emojis
27. 27.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) a fact-check website (c) counting the likes (d) checking the date
28. 28.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the source? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
29. 29.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it went viral (b) checking the date (c) a scary headline (d) it has many emojis
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it went viral (b) a scary headline (c) checking the photo date (d) it is in ALL CAPS
31. 31.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) checking the photo date (c) a scary headline (d) checking the date
32. 32.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a camera filter only (b) a computer-made fake (c) a type of virus (d) a deep-sea video
33. 33.True or false: “a friend forwarded it” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a myth (b) a fact
35. 35.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) a friend forwarded it (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) checking the source
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the numbers (b) a friend forwarded it (c) it went viral (d) it has a photo
37. 37.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
38. 38.True or false: “a long forward chain” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a fact (b) a myth
40. 40.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the photo date (b) checking the date (c) a fact-check website (d) a long forward chain

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