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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 483 · 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.True or false: “checking the source” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.📰 A real check or not a real check: a fact-check website? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  3. 3.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) it feels true (c) a friend forwarded it (d) reading the full story
  4. 4.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  5. 5.📰 A real check or not a real check: it went viral? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  6. 6.🔁 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
  7. 7.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a type of virus (b) a camera filter only (c) a deep-sea video (d) a computer-made fake
  8. 8.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the numbers (b) a fact-check website (c) it feels true (d) checking the photo date
  10. 10.True or false: “checking the numbers” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “it went viral” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  13. 13.True or false: “a friend forwarded it” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “checking the source” 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) checking the source (b) it went viral (c) a long forward chain (d) it feels true
  16. 16.True or false: “a fact-check website” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “looking for the author” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) asking a teacher (c) reading the full story (d) a scary headline
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) counting the likes (b) it has many emojis (c) a friend forwarded it (d) checking the photo date
  20. 20.True or false: “asking a teacher” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the photo date (b) finding other sites (c) checking the source (d) it says SHARE NOW
  22. 22.🤖 Fact or myth? Only film studios can make fake videos. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  23. 23.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  24. 24.True or false: “finding other sites” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “a scary headline” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🤖 Fact or myth? Sharing a fake video is harmless if it is funny. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  27. 27.True or false: “it has a photo” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  29. 29.True or false: “it has a photo” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has a photo? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) counting the likes (c) reading the full story (d) it is in ALL CAPS
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it went viral (b) counting the likes (c) it has a photo (d) checking the date
  33. 33.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) asking a teacher (b) checking the date (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) reading the full story
  34. 34.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has many emojis? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  35. 35.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) checking the source (c) checking the photo date (d) a friend forwarded it
  36. 36.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  37. 37.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the date (b) the likes (c) the colour (d) the emojis
  38. 38.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) a long forward chain (c) asking a teacher (d) finding other sites
  39. 39.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it went viral (b) a scary headline (c) counting the likes (d) looking for the author
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) it has many emojis (c) a friend forwarded it (d) checking the source

Answer key

  1. True
  2. a good check
  3. reading the full story
  4. a fact
  5. not a real check
  6. don’t forward it
  7. a computer-made fake
  8. a fact
  9. it feels true
  10. False
  11. False
  12. a myth
  13. False
  14. False
  15. checking the source
  16. False
  17. False
  18. a scary headline
  19. checking the photo date
  20. True
  21. it says SHARE NOW
  22. a myth
  23. a good check
  24. False
  25. True
  26. a myth
  27. True
  28. a good check
  29. False
  30. not a real check
  31. reading the full story
  32. checking the date
  33. it is in ALL CAPS
  34. not a real check
  35. a friend forwarded it
  36. not a real check
  37. the date
  38. a long forward chain
  39. looking for the author
  40. checking the source

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