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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 461 · 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.🤖 Fact or myth? Sharing a fake video is harmless if it is funny. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  2. 2.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  3. 3.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) share it fast (b) forward to all (c) believe it (d) check trusted sites
  4. 4.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  5. 5.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has many emojis? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  6. 6.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) a friend forwarded it (c) a long forward chain (d) it has many emojis
  7. 7.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the source? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  8. 8.True or false: “looking for the author” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📰 A real check or not a real check: counting the likes? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  10. 10.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a type of virus (b) a computer-made fake (c) a camera filter only (d) a deep-sea video
  11. 11.📰 A real check or not a real check: a long forward chain? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fact-check website (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) a friend forwarded it (d) it feels true
  13. 13.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) a friend forwarded it (c) checking the numbers (d) it has many emojis
  14. 14.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) asking a teacher (c) it has many emojis (d) finding other sites
  15. 15.True or false: “checking the date” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) counting the likes (b) asking a teacher (c) it has many emojis (d) it went viral
  17. 17.📰 A real check or not a real check: a fact-check website? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it went viral (b) counting the likes (c) a scary headline (d) checking the photo date
  19. 19.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) post it everywhere (b) forward to 20 (c) forward to 10 (d) don’t forward it
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it went viral (b) checking the source (c) checking the photo date (d) looking for the author
  21. 21.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the likes (b) the colour (c) the date (d) the emojis
  22. 22.True or false: “it feels true” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) a scary headline (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) asking a teacher
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the numbers (b) checking the source (c) asking a teacher (d) it has many emojis
  25. 25.📰 A real check or not a real check: it is in ALL CAPS? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  26. 26.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) reading the full story (c) checking the source (d) it says SHARE NOW
  27. 27.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) asking a teacher (b) reading the full story (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) checking the date
  28. 28.True or false: “a long forward chain” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “finding other sites” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) asking a teacher (c) it has a photo (d) reading the full story
  31. 31.🤖 Fact or myth? If a video shows someone saying something shocking, check trusted news first. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  32. 32.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it feels true (b) it has many emojis (c) counting the likes (d) a fact-check website
  33. 33.True or false: “it feels true” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🤖 Fact or myth? If it is a video, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  35. 35.True or false: “checking the photo date” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “checking the source” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “it has a photo” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  39. 39.True or false: “looking for the author” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📰 A real check or not a real check: it feels true? (a) a good check (b) not a real check

Answer key

  1. a myth
  2. a good check
  3. check trusted sites
  4. a fact
  5. not a real check
  6. looking for the author
  7. a good check
  8. True
  9. not a real check
  10. a computer-made fake
  11. not a real check
  12. a fact-check website
  13. checking the numbers
  14. it has many emojis
  15. True
  16. asking a teacher
  17. a good check
  18. checking the photo date
  19. don’t forward it
  20. it went viral
  21. the date
  22. True
  23. asking a teacher
  24. it has many emojis
  25. not a real check
  26. it says SHARE NOW
  27. it is in ALL CAPS
  28. True
  29. True
  30. it has a photo
  31. a fact
  32. a fact-check website
  33. False
  34. a myth
  35. True
  36. True
  37. False
  38. a good check
  39. False
  40. not a real check

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