Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 317 · 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) checking the source (b) reading the full story (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) checking the date
2. 2.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
3. 3.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) check trusted sites (b) share it fast (c) forward to all (d) believe it
4. 4.True or false: “a scary headline” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) a long forward chain (c) checking the date (d) a friend forwarded it
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the photo date (b) it went viral (c) a long forward chain (d) it feels true
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) a scary headline (c) it feels true (d) asking a teacher
8. 8.🤖 Fact or myth? Strange blinking, blurry edges or odd lighting can be clues. (a) a fact (b) a myth
9. 9.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has many emojis? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
10. 10.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a camera filter only (b) a computer-made fake (c) a deep-sea video (d) a type of virus
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a scary headline (b) checking the source (c) checking the date (d) finding other sites
12. 12.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) a scary headline (c) it went viral (d) checking the photo date
13. 13.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) a friend forwarded it (c) checking the numbers (d) finding other sites
14. 14.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
15. 15.📰 A real check or not a real check: a friend forwarded it? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
16. 16.📰 A real check or not a real check: it feels true? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
17. 17.True or false: “it is in ALL CAPS” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finding other sites (b) asking a teacher (c) checking the photo date (d) it is in ALL CAPS
19. 19.True or false: “checking the source” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has a photo (b) asking a teacher (c) checking the date (d) checking the source
21. 21.True or false: “reading the full story” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📰 A real check or not a real check: a long forward chain? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it feels true (b) asking a teacher (c) checking the source (d) checking the numbers
24. 24.📰 A real check or not a real check: it went viral? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
25. 25.🤖 Fact or myth? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a myth (b) a fact
26. 26.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
27. 27.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) a long forward chain (c) it feels true (d) a friend forwarded it
28. 28.True or false: “reading the full story” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking for the author (b) counting the likes (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) a long forward chain
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long forward chain (b) a scary headline (c) checking the numbers (d) it feels true
31. 31.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) a scary headline (c) it went viral (d) checking the source
32. 32.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a fact (b) a myth
33. 33.True or false: “a scary headline” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a myth (b) a fact
35. 35.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the likes (b) the colour (c) the date (d) the emojis
36. 36.True or false: “it has a photo” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) checking the source (c) it went viral (d) checking the photo date
38. 38.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a teacher (b) a friend forwarded it (c) checking the numbers (d) reading the full story
40. 40.🤖 Fact or myth? A deepfake is a video, photo or voice made or changed by a computer to look real. (a) a fact (b) a myth

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