Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 531 · 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) not a real check (b) a good check
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) counting the likes (b) looking for the author (c) it feels true (d) it is in ALL CAPS
3. 3.True or false: “reading the full story” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) don’t forward it (b) forward to 10 (c) post it everywhere (d) forward to 20
5. 5.🤖 Fact or myth? Sharing a fake video is harmless if it is funny. (a) a myth (b) a fact
6. 6.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) it has many emojis (c) a friend forwarded it (d) looking for the author
7. 7.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
8. 8.🤖 Fact or myth? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a myth (b) a fact
9. 9.True or false: “it has many emojis” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “checking the source” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has many emojis? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
12. 12.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the date (b) the emojis (c) the likes (d) the colour
13. 13.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) it went viral (c) checking the photo date (d) finding other sites
14. 14.📰 A real check or not a real check: it feels true? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
15. 15.True or false: “it is in ALL CAPS” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the date (b) a friend forwarded it (c) looking for the author (d) asking a teacher
17. 17.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it feels true (b) a long forward chain (c) it went viral (d) finding other sites
18. 18.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
19. 19.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) share it fast (b) believe it (c) forward to all (d) check trusted sites
20. 20.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) a scary headline (d) checking the photo date
21. 21.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) reading the full story (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) a friend forwarded it
22. 22.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) finding other sites (c) a friend forwarded it (d) a fact-check website
23. 23.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a myth (b) a fact
24. 24.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) it feels true (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) it has a photo
25. 25.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a myth (b) a fact
26. 26.📰 A real check or not a real check: counting the likes? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
27. 27.📰 A real check or not a real check: it went viral? (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.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
30. 30.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a fact (b) a myth
31. 31.📰 A real check or not a real check: a long forward chain? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
32. 32.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) checking the date (c) a scary headline (d) checking the source
33. 33.🤖 Fact or myth? A deepfake is a video, photo or voice made or changed by a computer to look real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) counting the likes (c) a scary headline (d) checking the numbers
35. 35.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) checking the date (c) it has many emojis (d) a scary headline
36. 36.🤖 Fact or myth? If a video shows someone saying something shocking, check trusted news first. (a) a fact (b) a myth
37. 37.🤖 Fact or myth? If it is a video, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
38. 38.True or false: “finding other sites” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it went viral (b) reading the full story (c) it feels true (d) counting the likes
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) finding other sites (c) counting the likes (d) checking the photo date

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