Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 284 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) counting the likes (b) a friend forwarded it (c) a fact-check website (d) it feels true
2. 2.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the likes (b) the emojis (c) the colour (d) the date
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) a friend forwarded it (c) a scary headline (d) it has a photo
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long forward chain (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) checking the date (d) it went viral
5. 5.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) reading the full story (b) asking a teacher (c) it feels true (d) checking the photo date
6. 6.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a fact (b) a myth
7. 7.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) a friend forwarded it (c) it has a photo (d) a fact-check website
8. 8.True or false: “checking the photo date” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) a scary headline (c) finding other sites (d) it feels true
10. 10.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) checking the photo date (b) it has a photo (c) it feels true (d) it went viral
11. 11.📰 A real check or not a real check: a fact-check website? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
12. 12.📰 A real check or not a real check: it is in ALL CAPS? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
13. 13.True or false: “a fact-check website” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) reading the full story (b) it has many emojis (c) a long forward chain (d) it feels true
15. 15.📰 A real check or not a real check: counting the likes? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
16. 16.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) it feels true (c) asking a teacher (d) a scary headline
17. 17.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has a photo? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
18. 18.True or false: “it feels true” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📰 A real check or not a real check: it went viral? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
20. 20.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) forward to all (b) check trusted sites (c) share it fast (d) believe it
21. 21.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) it has a photo (c) reading the full story (d) asking a teacher
22. 22.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
23. 23.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) post it everywhere (b) forward to 20 (c) don’t forward it (d) forward to 10
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it went viral (b) checking the date (c) finding other sites (d) asking a teacher
25. 25.True or false: “it says SHARE NOW” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it feels true (b) asking a teacher (c) a fact-check website (d) finding other sites
27. 27.📰 A real check or not a real check: looking for the author? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
28. 28.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a type of virus (b) a camera filter only (c) a computer-made fake (d) a deep-sea video
29. 29.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) asking a teacher (b) a fact-check website (c) a scary headline (d) looking for the author
30. 30.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a myth (b) a fact
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the full story (b) a fact-check website (c) checking the source (d) it says SHARE NOW
32. 32.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) checking the numbers (c) a friend forwarded it (d) checking the date
33. 33.True or false: “looking for the author” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) finding other sites (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) asking a teacher
35. 35.True or false: “counting the likes” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the full story (b) a scary headline (c) it feels true (d) counting the likes
38. 38.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
39. 39.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
40. 40.True or false: “reading the full story” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False

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