Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 325 · 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) True (b) False
2. 2.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a myth (b) a fact
3. 3.🎙️ A voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) share the OTP (b) check with family first (c) reply with your PIN (d) send money now
4. 4.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) it feels true (c) reading the full story (d) finding other sites
5. 5.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) a friend forwarded it (c) asking a teacher (d) looking for the author
6. 6.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) forward to all (b) share it fast (c) check trusted sites (d) believe it
7. 7.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a computer-made fake (b) a deep-sea video (c) a type of virus (d) a camera filter only
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a scary headline (b) it feels true (c) looking for the author (d) a friend forwarded it
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long forward chain (b) it has many emojis (c) a fact-check website (d) it says SHARE NOW
10. 10.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) asking a teacher (c) it went viral (d) it has many emojis
11. 11.📰 A real check or not a real check: it went viral? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) it has a photo (c) a friend forwarded it (d) counting the likes
13. 13.True or false: “a fact-check website” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the full story (b) a long forward chain (c) it has many emojis (d) counting the likes
15. 15.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a fact (b) a myth
16. 16.🤖 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
17. 17.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a fact (b) a myth
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) asking a teacher (c) checking the photo date (d) reading the full story
19. 19.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) finding other sites (c) counting the likes (d) a long forward chain
20. 20.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) it has many emojis (c) a fact-check website (d) checking the source
21. 21.True or false: “it feels true” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “checking the source” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) it went viral (c) counting the likes (d) reading the full story
24. 24.True or false: “it went viral” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “finding other sites” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has many emojis? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
27. 27.True or false: “a long forward chain” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “checking the photo date” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) looking for the author (c) reading the full story (d) asking a teacher
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fact-check website (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) checking the source (d) looking for the author
31. 31.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a fact (b) a myth
32. 32.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) asking a teacher (b) a long forward chain (c) checking the source (d) checking the date
33. 33.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) checking the source (c) asking a teacher (d) a scary headline
34. 34.True or false: “it has a photo” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “checking the photo date” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the photo date (b) checking the source (c) a scary headline (d) checking the numbers
37. 37.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the colour (b) the likes (c) the emojis (d) the date
38. 38.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
39. 39.📰 A real check or not a real check: counting the likes? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
40. 40.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) checking the numbers (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) asking a teacher

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