Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 354 · 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.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the photo date? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
2. 2.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a fact (b) a myth
3. 3.🤖 Fact or myth? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a myth (b) a fact
4. 4.🎙️ A voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) share the OTP (b) reply with your PIN (c) check with family first (d) send money now
5. 5.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) it went viral (c) checking the source (d) it has a photo
6. 6.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) checking the numbers (c) counting the likes (d) finding other sites
7. 7.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a fact (b) a myth
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long forward chain (b) reading the full story (c) it has a photo (d) a friend forwarded it
9. 9.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
10. 10.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the emojis (b) the likes (c) the date (d) the colour
11. 11.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) asking a teacher (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) checking the date (d) finding other sites
12. 12.📰 A real check or not a real check: a long forward chain? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
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) looking for the author (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) asking a teacher (d) checking the source
15. 15.📰 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the numbers (b) reading the full story (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) asking a teacher
17. 17.True or false: “checking the date” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) it has many emojis (c) checking the date (d) a friend forwarded it
19. 19.True or false: “reading the full story” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) don’t forward it (b) forward to 10 (c) forward to 20 (d) post it everywhere
21. 21.True or false: “checking the source” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a scary headline (b) a friend forwarded it (c) it has a photo (d) asking a teacher
23. 23.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) checking the photo date (c) a long forward chain (d) counting the likes
24. 24.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a computer-made fake (b) a type of virus (c) a deep-sea video (d) a camera filter only
25. 25.True or false: “checking the date” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
27. 27.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) it went viral (c) checking the date (d) checking the source
28. 28.🤖 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finding other sites (b) counting the likes (c) a fact-check website (d) looking for the author
30. 30.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a myth (b) a fact
31. 31.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
32. 32.🤖 Fact or myth? Strange blinking, blurry edges or odd lighting can be clues. (a) a fact (b) a myth
33. 33.True or false: “looking for the author” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it feels true (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) it went viral (d) a fact-check website
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a scary headline (b) checking the numbers (c) checking the source (d) checking the date
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finding other sites (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) it has a photo (d) it has many emojis
37. 37.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
38. 38.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it has many emojis (b) checking the numbers (c) checking the date (d) finding other sites
39. 39.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the source? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
40. 40.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has a photo? (a) a good check (b) not a real check

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