Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 454 · 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: “reading the full story” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the photo date (b) a fact-check website (c) counting the likes (d) checking the source
3. 3.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) checking the photo date (c) it has a photo (d) checking the source
4. 4.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a type of virus (b) a camera filter only (c) a deep-sea video (d) a computer-made fake
5. 5.📰 A real check or not a real check: a friend forwarded it? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
6. 6.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a myth (b) a fact
7. 7.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the date (b) the emojis (c) the likes (d) the colour
8. 8.True or false: “checking the numbers” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) it went viral (c) checking the source (d) finding other sites
10. 10.True or false: “checking the date” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) it has many emojis (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) counting the likes
12. 12.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) asking a teacher (b) a friend forwarded it (c) a fact-check website (d) looking for the author
13. 13.True or false: “it feels true” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “a friend forwarded it” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) it has a photo (c) a friend forwarded it (d) a long forward chain
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finding other sites (b) checking the photo date (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) a fact-check website
17. 17.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a myth (b) a fact
18. 18.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) a scary headline (c) checking the date (d) checking the photo date
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) a scary headline (c) checking the date (d) it has a photo
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has a photo (b) looking for the author (c) checking the date (d) finding other sites
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the date (b) looking for the author (c) finding other sites (d) it went viral
22. 22.🤖 Fact or myth? Only film studios can make fake videos. (a) a myth (b) a fact
23. 23.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it feels true (b) it went viral (c) looking for the author (d) a friend forwarded it
24. 24.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
25. 25.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) counting the likes (c) asking a teacher (d) it has many emojis
26. 26.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) don’t forward it (b) forward to 20 (c) forward to 10 (d) post it everywhere
27. 27.🤖 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fact-check website (b) looking for the author (c) finding other sites (d) a long forward chain
29. 29.📰 A real check or not a real check: it says SHARE NOW? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
30. 30.🤖 Fact or myth? Sharing a fake video is harmless if it is funny. (a) a fact (b) a myth
31. 31.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) checking the date (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) a fact-check website
32. 32.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the photo date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
33. 33.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) check trusted sites (b) forward to all (c) believe it (d) share it fast
34. 34.True or false: “it is in ALL CAPS” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
36. 36.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
37. 37.True or false: “it went viral” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “a long forward chain” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
40. 40.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) checking the source (c) it feels true (d) a fact-check website

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