Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 541 · 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.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) check trusted sites (b) share it fast (c) forward to all (d) believe it
2. 2.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the likes (b) the emojis (c) the date (d) the colour
3. 3.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) counting the likes (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) checking the date
4. 4.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a fact (b) a myth
5. 5.📰 A real check or not a real check: it says SHARE NOW? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
6. 6.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has a photo? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
7. 7.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a type of virus (b) a deep-sea video (c) a computer-made fake (d) a camera filter only
8. 8.📰 A real check or not a real check: a long forward chain? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
9. 9.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) checking the photo date (c) finding other sites (d) it has many emojis
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the photo date (b) it has a photo (c) reading the full story (d) a fact-check website
11. 11.True or false: “a scary headline” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) counting the likes (b) a scary headline (c) checking the photo date (d) it feels true
13. 13.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has many emojis? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
14. 14.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a myth (b) a fact
15. 15.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) a long forward chain (c) checking the numbers (d) it has a photo
16. 16.True or false: “checking the date” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) counting the likes (c) a fact-check website (d) it feels true
18. 18.🤖 Fact or myth? If a video shows someone saying something shocking, check trusted news first. (a) a myth (b) a fact
19. 19.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the photo date (b) looking for the author (c) a fact-check website (d) it went viral
20. 20.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the photo date (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) checking the numbers (d) checking the source
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) counting the likes (b) a long forward chain (c) checking the date (d) it feels true
22. 22.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) it went viral (c) it has many emojis (d) finding other sites
23. 23.📰 A real check or not a real check: it feels true? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
24. 24.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the source? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
25. 25.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has many emojis (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) it has a photo (d) checking the photo date
26. 26.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) looking for the author (c) it feels true (d) asking a teacher
27. 27.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) a long forward chain (d) reading the full story
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the numbers (b) it has a photo (c) it feels true (d) it is in ALL CAPS
29. 29.True or false: “checking the numbers” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) forward to 20 (b) forward to 10 (c) post it everywhere (d) don’t forward it
31. 31.🎙️ A voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) reply with your PIN (b) send money now (c) check with family first (d) share the OTP
32. 32.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) finding other sites (c) looking for the author (d) a friend forwarded it
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) a long forward chain (b) a fact-check website (c) a friend forwarded it (d) it has many emojis
35. 35.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the photo date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
36. 36.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a myth (b) a fact
37. 37.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the numbers (b) reading the full story (c) checking the source (d) a long forward chain
39. 39.True or false: “it is in ALL CAPS” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) asking a teacher (c) it has a photo (d) checking the date

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