Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 512 · 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) reading the full story (b) asking a teacher (c) it has a photo (d) checking the source
2. 2.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) reading the full story (b) checking the date (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) finding other sites
3. 3.📰 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking for the author (b) asking a teacher (c) a scary headline (d) checking the numbers
5. 5.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a myth (b) a fact
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has a photo (b) finding other sites (c) it feels true (d) it says SHARE NOW
7. 7.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the photo date (b) looking for the author (c) reading the full story (d) a friend forwarded it
8. 8.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) a long forward chain (c) it has a photo (d) finding other sites
9. 9.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a myth (b) a fact
10. 10.True or false: “it went viral” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking for the author (b) checking the source (c) it feels true (d) asking a teacher
12. 12.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has a photo (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) checking the date (d) it has many emojis
13. 13.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) it went viral (c) it has many emojis (d) checking the numbers
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the date (b) reading the full story (c) finding other sites (d) it is in ALL CAPS
15. 15.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a myth (b) a fact
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) checking the numbers (c) it went viral (d) checking the date
17. 17.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) it feels true (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) looking for the author
18. 18.True or false: “a long forward chain” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📰 A real check or not a real check: it feels true? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
20. 20.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the photo date? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
21. 21.📰 A real check or not a real check: it is in ALL CAPS? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
22. 22.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
23. 23.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) reading the full story (c) a long forward chain (d) checking the date
24. 24.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has a photo (b) it feels true (c) it went viral (d) asking a teacher
25. 25.True or false: “finding other sites” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long forward chain (b) checking the date (c) a friend forwarded it (d) it feels true
27. 27.True or false: “checking the photo date” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has many emojis (b) a long forward chain (c) reading the full story (d) it has a photo
30. 30.🔁 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
31. 31.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) reading the full story (c) counting the likes (d) it has a photo
32. 32.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the emojis (b) the date (c) the colour (d) the likes
33. 33.True or false: “reading the full story” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📰 A real check or not a real check: counting the likes? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) checking the numbers (c) it went viral (d) a long forward chain
36. 36.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
37. 37.True or false: “checking the numbers” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
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? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a fact (b) a myth
40. 40.True or false: “counting the likes” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False

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