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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 516 · 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.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  2. 2.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a camera filter only (b) a computer-made fake (c) a deep-sea video (d) a type of virus
  3. 3.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) checking the photo date (b) it feels true (c) it has a photo (d) it has many emojis
  4. 4.🤖 Fact or myth? Sharing a fake video is harmless if it is funny. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  5. 5.🤖 Fact or myth? Only film studios can make fake videos. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  6. 6.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the source? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  7. 7.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  8. 8.📅 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
  9. 9.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it feels true (b) a scary headline (c) a long forward chain (d) asking a teacher
  10. 10.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it feels true (b) it went viral (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) checking the source
  11. 11.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) asking a teacher (b) a friend forwarded it (c) finding other sites (d) checking the numbers
  12. 12.True or false: “it has a photo” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📰 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
  14. 14.True or false: “a long forward chain” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “finding other sites” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) checking the photo date (c) a scary headline (d) counting the likes
  17. 17.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the photo date? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) counting the likes (b) checking the numbers (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) it says SHARE NOW
  19. 19.True or false: “checking the date” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the date (b) a fact-check website (c) it feels true (d) asking a teacher
  21. 21.True or false: “a friend forwarded it” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finding other sites (b) checking the date (c) a scary headline (d) reading the full story
  23. 23.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it went viral (b) asking a teacher (c) checking the date (d) looking for the author
  24. 24.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) reading the full story (c) it has many emojis (d) it went viral
  25. 25.🤖 Fact or myth? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  26. 26.True or false: “it is in ALL CAPS” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  28. 28.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  29. 29.🤖 Fact or myth? Strange blinking, blurry edges or odd lighting can be clues. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  30. 30.True or false: “checking the photo date” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  32. 32.True or false: “checking the numbers” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “a long forward chain” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) checking the date (c) reading the full story (d) a long forward chain
  35. 35.True or false: “a scary headline” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “it says SHARE NOW” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “checking the numbers” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) checking the photo date (c) checking the date (d) a scary headline
  39. 39.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  40. 40.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has a photo? (a) not a real check (b) a good check

Answer key

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

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