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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

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

Answer key

  1. a fact-check website
  2. a good check
  3. a fact
  4. check trusted sites
  5. checking the date
  6. looking for the author
  7. finding other sites
  8. a myth
  9. it says SHARE NOW
  10. True
  11. a long forward chain
  12. a good check
  13. a good check
  14. looking for the author
  15. True
  16. False
  17. a friend forwarded it
  18. reading the full story
  19. False
  20. a good check
  21. False
  22. a myth
  23. a good check
  24. a good check
  25. not a real check
  26. True
  27. a good check
  28. a long forward chain
  29. counting the likes
  30. not a real check
  31. not a real check
  32. a myth
  33. it is in ALL CAPS
  34. it has a photo
  35. it went viral
  36. False
  37. the date
  38. a fact-check website
  39. a computer-made fake
  40. not a real check

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