Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 469 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the numbers (b) looking for the author (c) a scary headline (d) checking the date
2. 2.True or false: “a long forward chain” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it went viral (b) checking the source (c) a long forward chain (d) it has a photo
4. 4.True or false: “it is in ALL CAPS” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finding other sites (b) a friend forwarded it (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) a scary headline
6. 6.🤖 Fact or myth? If a video shows someone saying something shocking, check trusted news first. (a) a fact (b) a myth
7. 7.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
8. 8.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) looking for the author (c) a scary headline (d) checking the photo date
9. 9.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) reading the full story (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) a fact-check website (d) checking the date
10. 10.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) a friend forwarded it (c) it feels true (d) finding other sites
11. 11.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a camera filter only (b) a computer-made fake (c) a type of virus (d) a deep-sea video
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fact-check website (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) it has many emojis (d) a scary headline
13. 13.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) forward to 20 (b) forward to 10 (c) post it everywhere (d) don’t forward it
14. 14.📰 A real check or not a real check: it is in ALL CAPS? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long forward chain (b) checking the numbers (c) a fact-check website (d) checking the date
16. 16.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
17. 17.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) reading the full story (b) counting the likes (c) it went viral (d) it has a photo
18. 18.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) checking the source (c) it has a photo (d) finding other sites
19. 19.📰 A real check or not a real check: a friend forwarded it? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
20. 20.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has a photo? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the numbers (b) checking the source (c) it has many emojis (d) asking a teacher
22. 22.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) counting the likes (c) it feels true (d) it says SHARE NOW
23. 23.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) checking the photo date (c) a long forward chain (d) checking the numbers
24. 24.🤖 Fact or myth? Strange blinking, blurry edges or odd lighting can be clues. (a) a myth (b) a fact
25. 25.True or false: “it went viral” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
27. 27.True or false: “a friend forwarded it” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “checking the date” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the photo date? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
30. 30.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the colour (b) the date (c) the emojis (d) the likes
31. 31.📰 A real check or not a real check: looking for the author? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it went viral (b) it has a photo (c) a long forward chain (d) checking the numbers
33. 33.True or false: “a fact-check website” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📰 A real check or not a real check: it went viral? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
35. 35.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the source? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
36. 36.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
37. 37.📰 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has a photo (b) asking a teacher (c) it has many emojis (d) a friend forwarded it
39. 39.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a myth (b) a fact
40. 40.🤖 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

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