Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 446 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) it feels true (c) a fact-check website (d) asking a teacher
2. 2.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the likes (b) the colour (c) the emojis (d) the date
3. 3.🔁 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long forward chain (b) looking for the author (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) a friend forwarded it
5. 5.True or false: “it has many emojis” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has many emojis (b) checking the photo date (c) a scary headline (d) it says SHARE NOW
7. 7.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) check trusted sites (b) forward to all (c) share it fast (d) believe it
8. 8.📰 A real check or not a real check: it went viral? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
9. 9.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a fact (b) a myth
10. 10.True or false: “it says SHARE NOW” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “it has a photo” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) counting the likes (b) a friend forwarded it (c) a fact-check website (d) it feels true
13. 13.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the photo date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
14. 14.📰 A real check or not a real check: it says SHARE NOW? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
15. 15.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) reading the full story (c) it feels true (d) a scary headline
16. 16.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the source? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
17. 17.True or false: “counting the likes” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “checking the source” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) it went viral (c) looking for the author (d) a long forward chain
20. 20.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
21. 21.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) a fact-check website (c) looking for the author (d) checking the numbers
22. 22.🤖 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
23. 23.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
24. 24.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a fact (b) a myth
25. 25.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it feels true (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) a scary headline (d) finding other sites
27. 27.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has many emojis? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) reading the full story (c) checking the source (d) a fact-check website
29. 29.True or false: “a friend forwarded it” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
31. 31.True or false: “it went viral” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “a scary headline” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) counting the likes (b) checking the numbers (c) it feels true (d) it went viral
34. 34.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) checking the source (c) asking a teacher (d) counting the likes
35. 35.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it feels true (b) a long forward chain (c) counting the likes (d) checking the source
36. 36.📰 A real check or not a real check: looking for the author? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a scary headline (b) checking the photo date (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) it is in ALL CAPS
38. 38.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it feels true (b) it has many emojis (c) asking a teacher (d) it is in ALL CAPS
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the full story (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) checking the numbers (d) looking for the author
40. 40.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a fact (b) a myth

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