Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 532 · 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 feels true? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
2. 2.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) forward to all (b) believe it (c) check trusted sites (d) share it fast
3. 3.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) a long forward chain (c) asking a teacher (d) it says SHARE NOW
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) checking the date (d) finding other sites
5. 5.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) checking the numbers (c) reading the full story (d) looking for the author
6. 6.📰 A real check or not a real check: a fact-check website? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
7. 7.True or false: “a scary headline” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) a scary headline (c) checking the source (d) it has many emojis
9. 9.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) looking for the author (c) checking the date (d) reading the full story
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the photo date (b) it feels true (c) it has a photo (d) a scary headline
11. 11.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a fact (b) a myth
12. 12.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has a photo? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
13. 13.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) a long forward chain (c) checking the numbers (d) a friend forwarded it
14. 14.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) checking the date (c) it went viral (d) reading the full story
15. 15.True or false: “counting the likes” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a fact (b) a myth
17. 17.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) a fact-check website (c) it feels true (d) counting the likes
18. 18.True or false: “checking the date” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a camera filter only (b) a computer-made fake (c) a deep-sea video (d) a type of virus
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has a photo (b) checking the numbers (c) it went viral (d) it has many emojis
21. 21.True or false: “checking the source” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🤖 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has many emojis (b) it has a photo (c) it went viral (d) checking the date
24. 24.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it has a photo (b) asking a teacher (c) checking the photo date (d) looking for the author
25. 25.📰 A real check or not a real check: a friend forwarded it? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
26. 26.True or false: “reading the full story” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) looking for the author (c) checking the numbers (d) checking the photo date
28. 28.📰 A real check or not a real check: a long forward chain? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
29. 29.📰 A real check or not a real check: it is in ALL CAPS? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
30. 30.True or false: “checking the photo date” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
32. 32.True or false: “checking the numbers” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
34. 34.🤖 Fact or myth? Only film studios can make fake videos. (a) a myth (b) a fact
35. 35.📰 A real check or not a real check: looking for the author? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
36. 36.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the date (b) the likes (c) the colour (d) the emojis
37. 37.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) post it everywhere (b) forward to 20 (c) forward to 10 (d) don’t forward it
38. 38.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) it went viral (c) reading the full story (d) it feels true
39. 39.🤖 Fact or myth? If it is a video, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
40. 40.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has many emojis? (a) not a real check (b) a good check

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