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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 332 · 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: counting the likes? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  2. 2.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it feels true (b) finding other sites (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) it went viral
  4. 4.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) it feels true (c) looking for the author (d) a fact-check website
  5. 5.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has many emojis? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it feels true (b) reading the full story (c) it has a photo (d) it has many emojis
  7. 7.🤖 Fact or myth? If a video shows someone saying something shocking, check trusted news first. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  8. 8.True or false: “a friend forwarded it” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “it feels true” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “reading the full story” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🤖 Fact or myth? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  12. 12.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a camera filter only (b) a computer-made fake (c) a deep-sea video (d) a type of virus
  13. 13.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) it has many emojis (c) a scary headline (d) it feels true
  14. 14.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  15. 15.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the source? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  16. 16.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) checking the date (c) a scary headline (d) checking the photo date
  17. 17.True or false: “checking the numbers” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) reading the full story (b) asking a teacher (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) a fact-check website
  19. 19.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  20. 20.True or false: “finding other sites” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  22. 22.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  23. 23.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) it went viral (c) checking the source (d) checking the photo date
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the full story (b) checking the numbers (c) checking the source (d) counting the likes
  25. 25.True or false: “it has many emojis” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) checking the photo date (c) checking the numbers (d) a friend forwarded it
  27. 27.📰 A real check or not a real check: it says SHARE NOW? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  28. 28.📰 A real check or not a real check: it feels true? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it feels true (b) checking the photo date (c) a friend forwarded it (d) it has a photo
  30. 30.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) reading the full story (b) counting the likes (c) a scary headline (d) it says SHARE NOW
  31. 31.📰 A real check or not a real check: it went viral? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fact-check website (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) looking for the author (d) reading the full story
  33. 33.True or false: “asking a teacher” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) forward to 20 (b) don’t forward it (c) post it everywhere (d) forward to 10
  35. 35.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  36. 36.📰 A real check or not a real check: a fact-check website? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  37. 37.True or false: “it says SHARE NOW” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has a photo (b) it has many emojis (c) a long forward chain (d) checking the source
  39. 39.True or false: “a fact-check website” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🤖 Fact or myth? Sharing a fake video is harmless if it is funny. (a) a fact (b) a myth

Answer key

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

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