Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 488 · 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 of these is not a real way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) reading the full story (c) checking the date (d) it went viral
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) counting the likes (d) checking the photo date
3. 3.True or false: “a scary headline” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the emojis (b) the date (c) the likes (d) the colour
5. 5.🎙️ A voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) share the OTP (b) send money now (c) check with family first (d) reply with your PIN
6. 6.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) it has a photo (c) a scary headline (d) a fact-check website
7. 7.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) it went viral (c) finding other sites (d) it has many emojis
8. 8.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) a long forward chain (c) checking the numbers (d) it went viral
9. 9.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) checking the source (c) checking the numbers (d) a fact-check website
10. 10.True or false: “it says SHARE NOW” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “reading the full story” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) asking a teacher (c) checking the source (d) reading the full story
13. 13.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) share it fast (b) check trusted sites (c) forward to all (d) believe it
14. 14.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has many emojis? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
15. 15.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a fact (b) a myth
16. 16.True or false: “it went viral” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “checking the photo date” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
19. 19.🤖 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
20. 20.True or false: “it feels true” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “reading the full story” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the numbers (b) a scary headline (c) a friend forwarded it (d) it has a photo
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it feels true (b) checking the photo date (c) checking the numbers (d) reading the full story
24. 24.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) forward to 10 (b) post it everywhere (c) forward to 20 (d) don’t forward it
25. 25.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) it has a photo (c) a friend forwarded it (d) reading the full story
26. 26.📰 A real check or not a real check: it is in ALL CAPS? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) it feels true (c) a scary headline (d) checking the source
28. 28.🤖 Fact or myth? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a myth (b) a fact
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the photo date (b) it went viral (c) a fact-check website (d) checking the numbers
30. 30.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a fact (b) a myth
31. 31.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) asking a teacher (b) counting the likes (c) it went viral (d) it feels true
32. 32.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has many emojis (b) checking the photo date (c) a friend forwarded it (d) it feels true
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finding other sites (b) checking the date (c) checking the photo date (d) it has a photo
34. 34.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it went viral (b) it has many emojis (c) a friend forwarded it (d) asking a teacher
36. 36.True or false: “checking the source” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) finding other sites (c) a long forward chain (d) counting the likes
38. 38.📰 A real check or not a real check: it went viral? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
39. 39.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a myth (b) a fact
40. 40.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has a photo? (a) not a real check (b) a good check

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