Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 342 · 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.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) forward to all (b) share it fast (c) believe it (d) check trusted sites
2. 2.🤖 Fact or myth? If it is a video, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
3. 3.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) counting the likes (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) it says SHARE NOW
4. 4.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
5. 5.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a myth (b) a fact
6. 6.🎙️ A voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) check with family first (b) send money now (c) share the OTP (d) reply with your PIN
7. 7.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) a scary headline (c) it went viral (d) a fact-check website
8. 8.True or false: “looking for the author” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
10. 10.🤖 Fact or myth? Strange blinking, blurry edges or odd lighting can be clues. (a) a fact (b) a myth
11. 11.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a deep-sea video (b) a camera filter only (c) a type of virus (d) a computer-made fake
12. 12.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) it has a photo (c) checking the photo date (d) counting the likes
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) counting the likes (c) asking a teacher (d) a scary headline
14. 14.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has a photo? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
15. 15.True or false: “it has many emojis” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has many emojis (b) checking the source (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) a friend forwarded it
17. 17.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it went viral (b) it feels true (c) finding other sites (d) a friend forwarded it
18. 18.True or false: “asking a teacher” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📰 A real check or not a real check: it says SHARE NOW? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
20. 20.🤖 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
21. 21.🤖 Fact or myth? Sharing a fake video is harmless if it is funny. (a) a fact (b) a myth
22. 22.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) checking the source (c) finding other sites (d) it is in ALL CAPS
23. 23.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) forward to 20 (b) forward to 10 (c) post it everywhere (d) don’t forward it
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the full story (b) checking the date (c) a scary headline (d) looking for the author
25. 25.📰 A real check or not a real check: looking for the author? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
26. 26.True or false: “checking the date” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a myth (b) a fact
28. 28.📰 A real check or not a real check: a fact-check website? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
29. 29.True or false: “a scary headline” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it has a photo (b) looking for the author (c) checking the date (d) a fact-check website
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) it has many emojis (c) checking the numbers (d) asking a teacher
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a teacher (b) counting the likes (c) looking for the author (d) a fact-check website
33. 33.True or false: “checking the numbers” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the source? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
35. 35.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) it went viral (c) looking for the author (d) it is in ALL CAPS
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) counting the likes (c) looking for the author (d) it went viral
37. 37.📰 A real check or not a real check: it is in ALL CAPS? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it feels true (b) counting the likes (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) checking the date
39. 39.📰 A real check or not a real check: a long forward chain? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking for the author (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) checking the photo date (d) a fact-check website

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