Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 298 · 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: “reading the full story” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it went viral (b) reading the full story (c) counting the likes (d) it says SHARE NOW
3. 3.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
4. 4.📰 A real check or not a real check: it says SHARE NOW? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the date (b) a scary headline (c) a friend forwarded it (d) it has a photo
6. 6.True or false: “a scary headline” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finding other sites (b) checking the numbers (c) checking the photo date (d) counting the likes
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) checking the date (c) checking the numbers (d) finding other sites
9. 9.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it feels true (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) a friend forwarded it (d) checking the source
10. 10.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
11. 11.📰 A real check or not a real check: it feels true? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
12. 12.📰 A real check or not a real check: it went viral? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
13. 13.🤖 Fact or myth? A deepfake is a video, photo or voice made or changed by a computer to look real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
14. 14.True or false: “asking a teacher” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “checking the photo date” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “a fact-check website” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
18. 18.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) a long forward chain (c) checking the source (d) finding other sites
19. 19.🎙️ A voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) share the OTP (c) check with family first (d) reply with your PIN
20. 20.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a fact (b) a myth
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a scary headline (b) it went viral (c) a fact-check website (d) it feels true
22. 22.🔁 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 20 (d) forward to 10
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the photo date (b) a friend forwarded it (c) asking a teacher (d) finding other sites
24. 24.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a camera filter only (b) a computer-made fake (c) a deep-sea video (d) a type of virus
25. 25.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
26. 26.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a myth (b) a fact
27. 27.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) it went viral (d) checking the numbers
28. 28.🤖 Fact or myth? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a myth (b) a fact
29. 29.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the colour (b) the emojis (c) the date (d) the likes
30. 30.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) it feels true (c) a scary headline (d) finding other sites
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the photo date (b) reading the full story (c) a fact-check website (d) it has many emojis
32. 32.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) a friend forwarded it (c) checking the photo date (d) looking for the author
33. 33.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) believe it (b) forward to all (c) check trusted sites (d) share it fast
34. 34.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) asking a teacher (b) checking the photo date (c) a scary headline (d) looking for the author
35. 35.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) finding other sites (c) checking the source (d) looking for the author
36. 36.True or false: “a long forward chain” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finding other sites (b) a fact-check website (c) it went viral (d) checking the source
38. 38.True or false: “finding other sites” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
40. 40.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the source? (a) a good check (b) not a real check

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