Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 447 · 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.True or false: “checking the photo date” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
3. 3.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the photo date (b) a friend forwarded it (c) reading the full story (d) a fact-check website
4. 4.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the colour (b) the date (c) the emojis (d) the likes
5. 5.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) checking the numbers (c) looking for the author (d) finding other sites
6. 6.📰 A real check or not a real check: a long forward chain? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
7. 7.🤖 Fact or myth? If a video shows someone saying something shocking, check trusted news first. (a) a fact (b) a myth
8. 8.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has a photo (b) checking the photo date (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) a long forward chain
9. 9.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a type of virus (b) a camera filter only (c) a deep-sea video (d) a computer-made fake
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a scary headline (b) a long forward chain (c) checking the photo date (d) it is in ALL CAPS
11. 11.🤖 Fact or myth? Only film studios can make fake videos. (a) a myth (b) a fact
12. 12.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) looking for the author (c) asking a teacher (d) checking the date
13. 13.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it feels true (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) reading the full story (d) it has a photo
14. 14.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) it feels true (c) checking the date (d) a scary headline
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the date (b) finding other sites (c) it has a photo (d) reading the full story
16. 16.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it has a photo (b) looking for the author (c) checking the date (d) asking a teacher
17. 17.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) checking the photo date (c) it went viral (d) asking a teacher
18. 18.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a fact (b) a myth
19. 19.True or false: “asking a teacher” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “it went viral” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “looking for the author” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) checking the source (c) a long forward chain (d) checking the numbers
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.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a scary headline (b) it went viral (c) looking for the author (d) counting the likes
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) checking the date (c) counting the likes (d) a long forward chain
27. 27.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
28. 28.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the photo date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
29. 29.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) checking the source (c) it went viral (d) it is in ALL CAPS
30. 30.📰 A real check or not a real check: it says SHARE NOW? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a scary headline (b) looking for the author (c) finding other sites (d) checking the source
32. 32.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) checking the source (c) asking a teacher (d) it has many emojis
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) don’t forward it (d) forward to 10
34. 34.📰 A real check or not a real check: counting the likes? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
35. 35.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a fact (b) a myth
36. 36.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has a photo? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
37. 37.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) checking the date (c) checking the photo date (d) counting the likes
38. 38.🎙️ A voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) reply with your PIN (b) check with family first (c) send money now (d) share the OTP
39. 39.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has many emojis (b) checking the numbers (c) it feels true (d) it says SHARE NOW
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking for the author (b) asking a teacher (c) a fact-check website (d) counting the likes

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