Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 372 · 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.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it feels true (b) checking the source (c) it has many emojis (d) it is in ALL CAPS
2. 2.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a fact (b) a myth
3. 3.🤖 Fact or myth? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a fact (b) a myth
4. 4.🤖 Fact or myth? Strange blinking, blurry edges or odd lighting can be clues. (a) a myth (b) a fact
5. 5.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a fact (b) a myth
6. 6.True or false: “it feels true” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
8. 8.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a deep-sea video (b) a camera filter only (c) a type of virus (d) a computer-made fake
9. 9.True or false: “looking for the author” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) asking a teacher (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) looking for the author (d) reading the full story
11. 11.True or false: “a scary headline” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “checking the photo date” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) a scary headline (d) checking the numbers
14. 14.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) checking the date (c) checking the photo date (d) checking the source
15. 15.📰 A real check or not a real check: looking for the author? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
16. 16.🤖 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
17. 17.🎙️ A voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) share the OTP (b) send money now (c) reply with your PIN (d) check with family first
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it feels true (b) a scary headline (c) checking the photo date (d) counting the likes
19. 19.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) checking the photo date (c) counting the likes (d) it says SHARE NOW
20. 20.📰 A real check or not a real check: counting the likes? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fact-check website (b) a scary headline (c) counting the likes (d) it went viral
22. 22.True or false: “finding other sites” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the date (b) asking a teacher (c) a fact-check website (d) counting the likes
24. 24.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the photo date (b) it went viral (c) reading the full story (d) checking the numbers
25. 25.True or false: “it is in ALL CAPS” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🤖 Fact or myth? Sharing a fake video is harmless if it is funny. (a) a myth (b) a fact
27. 27.🤖 Fact or myth? If a video shows someone saying something shocking, check trusted news first. (a) a myth (b) a fact
28. 28.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) reading the full story (b) it feels true (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) counting the likes
29. 29.True or false: “counting the likes” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the numbers (b) finding other sites (c) a friend forwarded it (d) a fact-check website
31. 31.True or false: “checking the photo date” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “reading the full story” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking for the author (b) a scary headline (c) a long forward chain (d) a friend forwarded it
34. 34.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has a photo? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has many emojis (b) it has a photo (c) a friend forwarded it (d) checking the source
36. 36.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
37. 37.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) a fact-check website (c) asking a teacher (d) reading the full story
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the full story (b) it has a photo (c) finding other sites (d) checking the source
39. 39.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) checking the numbers (c) asking a teacher (d) counting the likes
40. 40.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) finding other sites (c) checking the date (d) a fact-check website

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