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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 430 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the numbers (b) a long forward chain (c) it feels true (d) it went viral
  2. 2.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  3. 3.True or false: “looking for the author” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking for the author (b) a friend forwarded it (c) checking the source (d) checking the date
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long forward chain (b) reading the full story (c) checking the photo date (d) finding other sites
  6. 6.📰 A real check or not a real check: a friend forwarded it? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  7. 7.🤖 Fact or myth? Sharing a fake video is harmless if it is funny. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  8. 8.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a camera filter only (b) a type of virus (c) a deep-sea video (d) a computer-made fake
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fact-check website (b) checking the date (c) it has many emojis (d) asking a teacher
  10. 10.📰 A real check or not a real check: it is in ALL CAPS? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  11. 11.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it feels true (b) a friend forwarded it (c) checking the numbers (d) counting the likes
  12. 12.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the photo date? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  13. 13.📰 A real check or not a real check: counting the likes? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  14. 14.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) a scary headline (c) counting the likes (d) it feels true
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) counting the likes (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) a friend forwarded it (d) checking the photo date
  16. 16.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) it went viral (c) a long forward chain (d) a scary headline
  17. 17.🔁 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
  18. 18.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) counting the likes (c) finding other sites (d) it feels true
  20. 20.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finding other sites (b) checking the date (c) it went viral (d) checking the photo date
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a teacher (b) a fact-check website (c) a scary headline (d) looking for the author
  23. 23.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) asking a teacher (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) it is in ALL CAPS
  24. 24.True or false: “finding other sites” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “a friend forwarded it” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “asking a teacher” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the colour (b) the likes (c) the emojis (d) the date
  28. 28.True or false: “it went viral” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  30. 30.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) share it fast (b) forward to all (c) check trusted sites (d) believe it
  31. 31.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) looking for the author (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) asking a teacher
  32. 32.🤖 Fact or myth? Only film studios can make fake videos. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  33. 33.True or false: “checking the source” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) finding other sites (d) checking the date
  36. 36.🤖 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
  37. 37.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the source? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  38. 38.True or false: “asking a teacher” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) a friend forwarded it (c) asking a teacher (d) checking the source
  40. 40.🤖 Fact or myth? If a video shows someone saying something shocking, check trusted news first. (a) a fact (b) a myth

Answer key

  1. checking the numbers
  2. a good check
  3. False
  4. a friend forwarded it
  5. a long forward chain
  6. not a real check
  7. a myth
  8. a computer-made fake
  9. it has many emojis
  10. not a real check
  11. checking the numbers
  12. a good check
  13. not a real check
  14. checking the date
  15. checking the photo date
  16. finding other sites
  17. don’t forward it
  18. a fact
  19. finding other sites
  20. a myth
  21. it went viral
  22. a scary headline
  23. asking a teacher
  24. False
  25. True
  26. True
  27. the date
  28. False
  29. a good check
  30. check trusted sites
  31. it says SHARE NOW
  32. a myth
  33. True
  34. a good check
  35. it is in ALL CAPS
  36. a fact
  37. a good check
  38. False
  39. a friend forwarded it
  40. a fact

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