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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 300 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the source? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  2. 2.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the likes (b) the date (c) the emojis (d) the colour
  3. 3.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) a scary headline (c) reading the full story (d) checking the photo date
  4. 4.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the photo date? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  5. 5.🤖 Fact or myth? If it is a video, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  6. 6.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) share it fast (b) believe it (c) forward to all (d) check trusted sites
  7. 7.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a computer-made fake (b) a type of virus (c) a deep-sea video (d) a camera filter only
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the date (b) a scary headline (c) it went viral (d) it says SHARE NOW
  9. 9.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) it went viral (c) it feels true (d) checking the source
  10. 10.🤖 Fact or myth? Strange blinking, blurry edges or odd lighting can be clues. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it feels true (b) counting the likes (c) a scary headline (d) reading the full story
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) reading the full story (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) finding other sites
  13. 13.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the photo date (b) it has a photo (c) finding other sites (d) checking the source
  14. 14.True or false: “it has many emojis” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📰 A real check or not a real check: a long forward chain? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  16. 16.🤖 Fact or myth? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it feels true (b) looking for the author (c) checking the numbers (d) checking the photo date
  18. 18.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  19. 19.True or false: “a long forward chain” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) asking a teacher (b) it went viral (c) checking the source (d) checking the numbers
  21. 21.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  22. 22.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) reading the full story (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) checking the source
  23. 23.True or false: “counting the likes” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the photo date (b) counting the likes (c) reading the full story (d) checking the date
  25. 25.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  26. 26.📰 A real check or not a real check: it says SHARE NOW? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  27. 27.True or false: “it went viral” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  29. 29.📰 A real check or not a real check: it feels true? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  30. 30.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  31. 31.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it feels true (b) a friend forwarded it (c) it has a photo (d) asking a teacher
  32. 32.True or false: “a fact-check website” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “it says SHARE NOW” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “it has a photo” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) forward to 20 (b) post it everywhere (c) don’t forward it (d) forward to 10
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long forward chain (b) finding other sites (c) it feels true (d) it says SHARE NOW
  37. 37.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) a friend forwarded it (c) it has a photo (d) checking the date
  38. 38.🤖 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
  39. 39.True or false: “a friend forwarded it” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📰 A real check or not a real check: a friend forwarded it? (a) not a real check (b) a good check

Answer key

  1. a good check
  2. the date
  3. a scary headline
  4. a good check
  5. a myth
  6. check trusted sites
  7. a computer-made fake
  8. checking the date
  9. checking the source
  10. a fact
  11. reading the full story
  12. it is in ALL CAPS
  13. it has a photo
  14. False
  15. not a real check
  16. a myth
  17. it feels true
  18. a good check
  19. True
  20. it went viral
  21. a fact
  22. it is in ALL CAPS
  23. False
  24. counting the likes
  25. not a real check
  26. not a real check
  27. True
  28. a fact
  29. not a real check
  30. a myth
  31. asking a teacher
  32. True
  33. False
  34. False
  35. don’t forward it
  36. finding other sites
  37. checking the date
  38. a fact
  39. True
  40. not a real check

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