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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 368 · 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: looking for the author? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  2. 2.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  3. 3.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  4. 4.🤖 Fact or myth? Only film studios can make fake videos. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  5. 5.True or false: “a fact-check website” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the source? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  7. 7.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) a friend forwarded it (c) reading the full story (d) it has a photo
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking for the author (b) asking a teacher (c) checking the numbers (d) counting the likes
  10. 10.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a camera filter only (b) a deep-sea video (c) a computer-made fake (d) a type of virus
  11. 11.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  12. 12.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  13. 13.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it went viral (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) finding other sites (d) a long forward chain
  14. 14.📰 A real check or not a real check: a fact-check website? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fact-check website (b) it has a photo (c) it feels true (d) a friend forwarded it
  16. 16.True or false: “counting the likes” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “a scary headline” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) forward to 10 (b) post it everywhere (c) don’t forward it (d) forward to 20
  19. 19.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) believe it (b) forward to all (c) share it fast (d) check trusted sites
  20. 20.True or false: “reading the full story” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🤖 Fact or myth? If a video shows someone saying something shocking, check trusted news first. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  22. 22.True or false: “asking a teacher” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🤖 Fact or myth? A deepfake is a video, photo or voice made or changed by a computer to look real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a scary headline (b) a long forward chain (c) looking for the author (d) it feels true
  25. 25.True or false: “a long forward chain” 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) finding other sites (b) checking the numbers (c) a friend forwarded it (d) checking the source
  27. 27.True or false: “it is in ALL CAPS” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  29. 29.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) a friend forwarded it (c) checking the numbers (d) a scary headline
  30. 30.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the numbers (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) it feels true (d) a scary headline
  32. 32.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the emojis (b) the date (c) the colour (d) the likes
  33. 33.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has many emojis? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  34. 34.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the photo date (b) looking for the author (c) it went viral (d) checking the numbers
  35. 35.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) checking the date (c) checking the photo date (d) checking the source
  36. 36.True or false: “it is in ALL CAPS” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the full story (b) asking a teacher (c) checking the source (d) it is in ALL CAPS
  38. 38.True or false: “checking the numbers” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long forward chain (b) a friend forwarded it (c) counting the likes (d) checking the source

Answer key

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

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