Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 514 · 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.📰 A real check or not a real check: it is in ALL CAPS? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
2. 2.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a fact (b) a myth
3. 3.🤖 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
4. 4.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) a friend forwarded it (c) a scary headline (d) checking the photo date
5. 5.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has many emojis (b) reading the full story (c) a scary headline (d) it is in ALL CAPS
6. 6.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) it went viral (c) finding other sites (d) counting the likes
7. 7.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) don’t forward it (b) forward to 20 (c) post it everywhere (d) forward to 10
8. 8.🎙️ A voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) reply with your PIN (c) check with family first (d) share the OTP
9. 9.True or false: “finding other sites” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) a long forward chain (c) checking the source (d) it has many emojis
11. 11.🤖 Fact or myth? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a myth (b) a fact
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the date (b) looking for the author (c) checking the photo date (d) a friend forwarded it
13. 13.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) it feels true (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) it has a photo
14. 14.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a camera filter only (b) a deep-sea video (c) a type of virus (d) a computer-made fake
15. 15.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) asking a teacher (b) reading the full story (c) counting the likes (d) finding other sites
16. 16.True or false: “checking the date” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “checking the photo date” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📰 A real check or not a real check: it went viral? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
19. 19.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a myth (b) a fact
20. 20.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the photo date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
21. 21.📰 A real check or not a real check: a friend forwarded it? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
22. 22.🤖 Fact or myth? Only film studios can make fake videos. (a) a myth (b) a fact
23. 23.📰 A real check or not a real check: it feels true? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
24. 24.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it feels true (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) a scary headline (d) asking a teacher
25. 25.📰 A real check or not a real check: counting the likes? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
26. 26.True or false: “looking for the author” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🤖 Fact or myth? Strange blinking, blurry edges or odd lighting can be clues. (a) a myth (b) a fact
28. 28.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
29. 29.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
30. 30.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the emojis (b) the colour (c) the likes (d) the date
31. 31.True or false: “checking the source” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
33. 33.True or false: “it went viral” 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) it has a photo (c) looking for the author (d) a scary headline
35. 35.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) it has many emojis (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) a scary headline
36. 36.📰 A real check or not a real check: a fact-check website? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
37. 37.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a fact (b) a myth
38. 38.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) reading the full story (b) looking for the author (c) asking a teacher (d) it has many emojis
39. 39.📰 A real check or not a real check: a long forward chain? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) it went viral (c) checking the numbers (d) a friend forwarded it

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