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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 45 · 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 of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) a scary headline (c) asking a teacher (d) a friend forwarded it
  2. 2.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) share it fast (b) check trusted sites (c) believe it (d) forward to all
  3. 3.True or false: “a scary headline” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) a fact-check website (c) it feels true (d) it went viral
  5. 5.🤖 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
  6. 6.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) counting the likes (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) a friend forwarded it
  7. 7.True or false: “a fact-check website” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a teacher (b) checking the photo date (c) it feels true (d) checking the source
  9. 9.🤖 Fact or myth? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  10. 10.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) a long forward chain (c) reading the full story (d) it has a photo
  11. 11.📰 A real check or not a real check: it went viral? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  12. 12.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long forward chain (b) checking the source (c) asking a teacher (d) checking the photo date
  14. 14.True or false: “asking a teacher” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long forward chain (b) it has many emojis (c) looking for the author (d) counting the likes
  16. 16.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) checking the photo date (b) a scary headline (c) a friend forwarded it (d) counting the likes
  17. 17.True or false: “it has a photo” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📰 A real check or not a real check: counting the likes? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it went viral (b) a friend forwarded it (c) counting the likes (d) reading the full story
  20. 20.True or false: “looking for the author” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it went viral (b) looking for the author (c) checking the photo date (d) reading the full story
  22. 22.True or false: “checking the numbers” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the numbers (b) it went viral (c) counting the likes (d) it says SHARE NOW
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) counting the likes (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) checking the photo date (d) a long forward chain
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a teacher (b) it has a photo (c) a fact-check website (d) finding other sites
  27. 27.True or false: “counting the likes” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “finding other sites” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  30. 30.True or false: “it feels true” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “it is in ALL CAPS” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) a fact-check website (c) it feels true (d) checking the source
  33. 33.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  34. 34.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) asking a teacher (c) a friend forwarded it (d) reading the full story
  35. 35.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) asking a teacher (c) a scary headline (d) checking the numbers
  36. 36.True or false: “checking the date” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “checking the source” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) a long forward chain (c) it went viral (d) it has a photo
  39. 39.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  40. 40.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) a good check (b) not a real check

Answer key

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

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