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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 498 · 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: “a friend forwarded it” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) a fact-check website (c) checking the source (d) counting the likes
  3. 3.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) forward to all (b) share it fast (c) check trusted sites (d) believe it
  4. 4.True or false: “finding other sites” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) a friend forwarded it (d) a fact-check website
  6. 6.📰 A real check or not a real check: it feels true? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  7. 7.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the full story (b) asking a teacher (c) checking the date (d) it has many emojis
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has many emojis (b) a friend forwarded it (c) checking the source (d) counting the likes
  10. 10.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) checking the source (c) asking a teacher (d) reading the full story
  11. 11.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) asking a teacher (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) a friend forwarded it
  12. 12.🤖 Fact or myth? If a video shows someone saying something shocking, check trusted news first. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long forward chain (b) looking for the author (c) reading the full story (d) checking the numbers
  14. 14.📰 A real check or not a real check: a fact-check website? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  15. 15.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it feels true (b) checking the date (c) finding other sites (d) checking the photo date
  16. 16.True or false: “checking the photo date” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has a photo? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  18. 18.True or false: “it has many emojis” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “it feels true” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “asking a teacher” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it went viral (b) checking the source (c) reading the full story (d) a fact-check website
  22. 22.📰 A real check or not a real check: counting the likes? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  23. 23.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) asking a teacher (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) checking the photo date
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the date (b) asking a teacher (c) it has a photo (d) finding other sites
  25. 25.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the full story (b) a long forward chain (c) a friend forwarded it (d) a scary headline
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finding other sites (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) checking the photo date (d) checking the numbers
  28. 28.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) a long forward chain (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) it has many emojis
  29. 29.True or false: “a long forward chain” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) a fact-check website (c) looking for the author (d) it says SHARE NOW
  31. 31.True or false: “a long forward chain” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a computer-made fake (b) a camera filter only (c) a deep-sea video (d) a type of virus
  33. 33.True or false: “looking for the author” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) a scary headline (c) it has a photo (d) finding other sites
  35. 35.🤖 Fact or myth? Strange blinking, blurry edges or odd lighting can be clues. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  36. 36.True or false: “checking the source” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📰 A real check or not a real check: a long forward chain? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  38. 38.🤖 Fact or myth? Only film studios can make fake videos. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  39. 39.🤖 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
  40. 40.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) a good check (b) not a real check

Answer key

  1. True
  2. counting the likes
  3. check trusted sites
  4. False
  5. a fact-check website
  6. not a real check
  7. not a real check
  8. it has many emojis
  9. checking the source
  10. a friend forwarded it
  11. asking a teacher
  12. a fact
  13. a long forward chain
  14. a good check
  15. it feels true
  16. False
  17. not a real check
  18. True
  19. False
  20. True
  21. it went viral
  22. not a real check
  23. it says SHARE NOW
  24. it has a photo
  25. a myth
  26. reading the full story
  27. it is in ALL CAPS
  28. checking the date
  29. True
  30. it says SHARE NOW
  31. False
  32. a computer-made fake
  33. True
  34. finding other sites
  35. a fact
  36. True
  37. not a real check
  38. a myth
  39. a fact
  40. a good check

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