Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 467 · 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: “a long forward chain” is a good 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 of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has a photo (b) a scary headline (c) checking the source (d) it feels true
4. 4.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the likes (b) the emojis (c) the colour (d) the date
5. 5.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
6. 6.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) reading the full story (b) it feels true (c) checking the photo date (d) finding other sites
7. 7.📰 A real check or not a real check: it is in ALL CAPS? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) checking the photo date (c) asking a teacher (d) it has a photo
9. 9.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the photo date (b) asking a teacher (c) a friend forwarded it (d) reading the full story
10. 10.📰 A real check or not a real check: a friend forwarded it? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
11. 11.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) forward to all (b) share it fast (c) believe it (d) check trusted sites
12. 12.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has many emojis? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
13. 13.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) checking the date (c) it has a photo (d) checking the photo date
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the full story (b) asking a teacher (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) finding other sites
15. 15.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a myth (b) a fact
16. 16.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) a friend forwarded it (c) it feels true (d) looking for the author
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking for the author (b) finding other sites (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) asking a teacher
18. 18.🤖 Fact or myth? Only film studios can make fake videos. (a) a fact (b) a myth
19. 19.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) a scary headline (c) a fact-check website (d) checking the date
20. 20.🔁 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
21. 21.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the full story (b) checking the numbers (c) it feels true (d) finding other sites
23. 23.📰 A real check or not a real check: it says SHARE NOW? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
24. 24.True or false: “counting the likes” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) it went viral (c) a long forward chain (d) it feels true
26. 26.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
27. 27.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a myth (b) a fact
28. 28.True or false: “it has many emojis” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the photo date (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) checking the source (d) finding other sites
30. 30.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) reading the full story (b) finding other sites (c) it has many emojis (d) a fact-check website
31. 31.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a camera filter only (b) a type of virus (c) a deep-sea video (d) a computer-made fake
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) counting the likes (b) checking the source (c) reading the full story (d) finding other sites
33. 33.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the date (b) it has many emojis (c) a friend forwarded it (d) it says SHARE NOW
35. 35.🤖 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the date (b) checking the numbers (c) it went viral (d) looking for the author
37. 37.True or false: “reading the full story” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “it has a photo” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “it says SHARE NOW” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “it went viral” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False

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