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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 374 · 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) not a real check (b) a good check
  2. 2.🤖 Fact or myth? Sharing a fake video is harmless if it is funny. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  3. 3.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) asking a teacher (b) it feels true (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) it has a photo
  4. 4.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  5. 5.True or false: “a fact-check website” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) reading the full story (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) it has many emojis
  7. 7.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it feels true (b) it went viral (c) checking the source (d) it says SHARE NOW
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a teacher (b) it feels true (c) checking the numbers (d) finding other sites
  9. 9.True or false: “it says SHARE NOW” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🤖 Fact or myth? If it is a video, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  11. 11.🤖 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
  12. 12.True or false: “checking the date” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  14. 14.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the date (b) the likes (c) the emojis (d) the colour
  15. 15.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) it feels true (c) counting the likes (d) checking the date
  16. 16.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) forward to all (b) share it fast (c) check trusted sites (d) believe it
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it feels true (b) checking the source (c) counting the likes (d) it went viral
  18. 18.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  19. 19.🤖 Fact or myth? If a video shows someone saying something shocking, check trusted news first. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  20. 20.True or false: “it has a photo” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “looking for the author” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking for the author (b) a friend forwarded it (c) it has many emojis (d) a scary headline
  24. 24.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) a fact-check website (c) a long forward chain (d) it says SHARE NOW
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) it has a photo (c) counting the likes (d) a fact-check website
  26. 26.True or false: “finding other sites” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) finding other sites (c) checking the numbers (d) a fact-check website
  28. 28.True or false: “checking the source” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has a photo? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  30. 30.True or false: “it went viral” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “a friend forwarded it” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  33. 33.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) forward to 20 (b) post it everywhere (c) forward to 10 (d) don’t forward it
  34. 34.📰 A real check or not a real check: counting the likes? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  35. 35.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has many emojis? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  36. 36.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the source? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has a photo (b) asking a teacher (c) counting the likes (d) it feels true
  38. 38.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) checking the numbers (c) checking the photo date (d) it feels true
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking for the author (b) checking the numbers (c) finding other sites (d) it has many emojis
  40. 40.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it has a photo (b) checking the date (c) reading the full story (d) finding other sites

Answer key

  1. a good check
  2. a myth
  3. asking a teacher
  4. a good check
  5. True
  6. reading the full story
  7. checking the source
  8. it feels true
  9. True
  10. a myth
  11. a fact
  12. False
  13. a fact
  14. the date
  15. checking the date
  16. check trusted sites
  17. checking the source
  18. a myth
  19. a fact
  20. False
  21. True
  22. a good check
  23. looking for the author
  24. a fact-check website
  25. a fact-check website
  26. False
  27. counting the likes
  28. False
  29. not a real check
  30. True
  31. False
  32. not a real check
  33. don’t forward it
  34. not a real check
  35. not a real check
  36. a good check
  37. asking a teacher
  38. it feels true
  39. it has many emojis
  40. it has a photo

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