Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 504 · 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 scary headline” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has a photo? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
3. 3.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a myth (b) a fact
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.True or false: “checking the photo date” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📰 A real check or not a real check: a long forward chain? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has many emojis (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) a long forward chain (d) checking the numbers
8. 8.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) asking a teacher (b) checking the numbers (c) it went viral (d) checking the source
9. 9.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a myth (b) a fact
10. 10.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) share it fast (b) forward to all (c) check trusted sites (d) believe it
11. 11.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a fact (b) a myth
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it feels true (b) looking for the author (c) checking the source (d) finding other sites
13. 13.📰 A real check or not a real check: it says SHARE NOW? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
14. 14.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) a friend forwarded it (c) a long forward chain (d) it has many emojis
15. 15.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) counting the likes (c) it went viral (d) it feels true
16. 16.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
17. 17.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a fact (b) a myth
18. 18.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) a friend forwarded it (c) reading the full story (d) it says SHARE NOW
19. 19.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
20. 20.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) asking a teacher (c) a scary headline (d) checking the source
21. 21.🤖 Fact or myth? Strange blinking, blurry edges or odd lighting can be clues. (a) a myth (b) a fact
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the numbers (b) asking a teacher (c) checking the source (d) counting the likes
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) counting the likes (b) checking the date (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) it feels true
24. 24.🤖 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it feels true (b) a long forward chain (c) counting the likes (d) asking a teacher
26. 26.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it feels true (b) finding other sites (c) checking the source (d) asking a teacher
27. 27.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) a long forward chain (c) finding other sites (d) it went viral
28. 28.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) asking a teacher (c) looking for the author (d) a fact-check website
29. 29.📰 A real check or not a real check: it is in ALL CAPS? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
30. 30.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) counting the likes (c) it has a photo (d) checking the date
31. 31.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a camera filter only (b) a deep-sea video (c) a computer-made fake (d) a type of virus
32. 32.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the photo date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
33. 33.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) finding other sites (c) looking for the author (d) it says SHARE NOW
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a scary headline (b) it went viral (c) a fact-check website (d) it says SHARE NOW
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it went viral (b) looking for the author (c) a long forward chain (d) it has a photo
36. 36.True or false: “finding other sites” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📰 A real check or not a real check: looking for the author? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
38. 38.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) it has many emojis (c) reading the full story (d) checking the source
39. 39.True or false: “it says SHARE NOW” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) not a real check (b) a good check

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