Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 460 · 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: “looking for the author” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a fact (b) a myth
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) a long forward chain (c) finding other sites (d) it feels true
4. 4.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) asking a teacher (c) checking the date (d) counting the likes
5. 5.True or false: “it feels true” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fact-check website (b) looking for the author (c) finding other sites (d) it has a photo
7. 7.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) asking a teacher (c) a fact-check website (d) it has a photo
8. 8.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a myth (b) a fact
9. 9.📰 A real check or not a real check: a fact-check website? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
10. 10.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
11. 11.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the likes (b) the date (c) the colour (d) the emojis
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the date (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) a long forward chain (d) a friend forwarded it
13. 13.📰 A real check or not a real check: looking for the author? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finding other sites (b) asking a teacher (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) checking the photo date
15. 15.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a type of virus (b) a camera filter only (c) a deep-sea video (d) a computer-made fake
16. 16.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the photo date (b) a scary headline (c) looking for the author (d) finding other sites
17. 17.📰 A real check or not a real check: a long forward chain? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) counting the likes (d) checking the numbers
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the photo date (b) counting the likes (c) a friend forwarded it (d) it says SHARE NOW
20. 20.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
21. 21.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) a fact-check website (d) it has a photo
22. 22.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the photo date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
23. 23.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it feels true (b) a long forward chain (c) checking the date (d) it is in ALL CAPS
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the numbers (b) it has many emojis (c) asking a teacher (d) checking the source
25. 25.🤖 Fact or myth? A deepfake is a video, photo or voice made or changed by a computer to look real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
26. 26.True or false: “it has a photo” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) looking for the author (c) it feels true (d) counting the likes
28. 28.True or false: “asking a teacher” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) post it everywhere (b) forward to 10 (c) forward to 20 (d) don’t forward it
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the date (b) checking the numbers (c) a fact-check website (d) a friend forwarded it
31. 31.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it has many emojis (b) a fact-check website (c) asking a teacher (d) looking for the author
32. 32.🤖 Fact or myth? Strange blinking, blurry edges or odd lighting can be clues. (a) a fact (b) a myth
33. 33.🤖 Fact or myth? If it is a video, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
34. 34.True or false: “checking the date” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
36. 36.True or false: “it says SHARE NOW” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) believe it (b) share it fast (c) forward to all (d) check trusted sites
38. 38.True or false: “checking the numbers” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) it has a photo (c) reading the full story (d) a scary headline
40. 40.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it went viral (b) a long forward chain (c) finding other sites (d) it is in ALL CAPS

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