Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 315 · 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 not a real way to check news? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) looking for the author (c) asking a teacher (d) reading the full story
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) counting the likes (b) a friend forwarded it (c) checking the photo date (d) it went viral
3. 3.True or false: “it says SHARE NOW” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a camera filter only (b) a deep-sea video (c) a type of virus (d) a computer-made fake
5. 5.📰 A real check or not a real check: a long forward chain? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
6. 6.🤖 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
7. 7.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) it has a photo (c) it feels true (d) checking the date
8. 8.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the date (b) the colour (c) the likes (d) the emojis
9. 9.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has a photo (b) it went viral (c) it feels true (d) checking the numbers
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) reading the full story (c) checking the numbers (d) it is in ALL CAPS
11. 11.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) counting the likes (c) finding other sites (d) checking the date
12. 12.True or false: “it says SHARE NOW” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
14. 14.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) a scary headline (c) a fact-check website (d) checking the photo date
15. 15.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it went viral (b) finding other sites (c) it has a photo (d) it says SHARE NOW
16. 16.🤖 Fact or myth? If it is a video, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
17. 17.True or false: “a long forward chain” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
19. 19.True or false: “checking the photo date” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fact-check website (b) checking the numbers (c) checking the photo date (d) counting the likes
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the full story (b) counting the likes (c) it feels true (d) a friend forwarded it
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the full story (b) checking the source (c) a scary headline (d) finding other sites
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a teacher (b) a friend forwarded it (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) a scary headline
24. 24.True or false: “checking the date” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📰 A real check or not a real check: a friend forwarded it? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finding other sites (b) counting the likes (c) it feels true (d) it has a photo
27. 27.🤖 Fact or myth? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a fact (b) a myth
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 voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) share the OTP (b) check with family first (c) send money now (d) reply with your PIN
30. 30.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) asking a teacher (c) a friend forwarded it (d) checking the numbers
31. 31.True or false: “asking a teacher” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🤖 Fact or myth? Only film studios can make fake videos. (a) a fact (b) a myth
33. 33.📰 A real check or not a real check: it feels true? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
34. 34.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
35. 35.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) a scary headline (c) reading the full story (d) counting the likes
36. 36.📰 A real check or not a real check: it says SHARE NOW? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
37. 37.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
38. 38.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) a fact-check website (c) checking the numbers (d) it has a photo
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fact-check website (b) it went viral (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) a long forward chain
40. 40.True or false: “it has a photo” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False

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