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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 527 · 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.📰 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
  2. 2.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  3. 3.True or false: “reading the full story” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📰 A real check or not a real check: a friend forwarded it? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  5. 5.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a deep-sea video (b) a type of virus (c) a computer-made fake (d) a camera filter only
  6. 6.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) asking a teacher (b) reading the full story (c) checking the photo date (d) it has a photo
  7. 7.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) a long forward chain (c) a friend forwarded it (d) a fact-check website
  8. 8.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  9. 9.🤖 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
  10. 10.True or false: “asking a teacher” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  12. 12.🎙️ A voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) reply with your PIN (b) share the OTP (c) check with family first (d) send money now
  13. 13.📰 A real check or not a real check: a fact-check website? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  14. 14.🤖 Fact or myth? If a video shows someone saying something shocking, check trusted news first. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking for the author (b) counting the likes (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) it says SHARE NOW
  16. 16.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) asking a teacher (b) reading the full story (c) looking for the author (d) it feels true
  17. 17.🤖 Fact or myth? Sharing a fake video is harmless if it is funny. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  18. 18.📰 A real check or not a real check: a long forward chain? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  19. 19.True or false: “a long forward chain” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fact-check website (b) a friend forwarded it (c) checking the date (d) reading the full story
  21. 21.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  22. 22.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  23. 23.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) a scary headline (d) it has many emojis
  24. 24.True or false: “it has many emojis” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) reading the full story (b) it went viral (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) a long forward chain
  26. 26.True or false: “checking the photo date” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🤖 Fact or myth? If it is a video, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  28. 28.📰 A real check or not a real check: it feels true? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  29. 29.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) a friend forwarded it (c) counting the likes (d) it feels true
  30. 30.True or false: “reading the full story” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the colour (b) the likes (c) the emojis (d) the date
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) checking the photo date (c) asking a teacher (d) a fact-check website
  33. 33.True or false: “a fact-check website” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “counting the likes” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🤖 Fact or myth? Only film studios can make fake videos. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  36. 36.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the source? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) it has a photo (c) finding other sites (d) counting the likes
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the full story (b) checking the numbers (c) it went viral (d) a fact-check website
  39. 39.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) a fact-check website (c) counting the likes (d) finding other sites
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the date (b) asking a teacher (c) a fact-check website (d) a long forward chain

Answer key

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

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