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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 572 · 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.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) don’t forward it (b) forward to 20 (c) forward to 10 (d) post it everywhere
  2. 2.True or false: “a long forward chain” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  4. 4.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  5. 5.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) checking the source (c) checking the numbers (d) reading the full story
  6. 6.📰 A real check or not a real check: a friend forwarded it? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  7. 7.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long forward chain (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) it feels true (d) finding other sites
  9. 9.True or false: “it is in ALL CAPS” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📰 A real check or not a real check: it says SHARE NOW? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  11. 11.True or false: “a fact-check website” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) it has many emojis (c) checking the numbers (d) it has a photo
  13. 13.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it went viral (b) asking a teacher (c) counting the likes (d) it says SHARE NOW
  14. 14.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has many emojis? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  15. 15.True or false: “asking a teacher” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “looking for the author” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🤖 Fact or myth? If it is a video, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  18. 18.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) it has many emojis (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) a fact-check website
  19. 19.True or false: “reading the full story” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) checking the photo date (c) it has a photo (d) it says SHARE NOW
  21. 21.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it went viral (b) checking the date (c) counting the likes (d) a long forward chain
  23. 23.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  24. 24.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) checking the source (d) checking the numbers
  25. 25.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a deep-sea video (b) a computer-made fake (c) a camera filter only (d) a type of virus
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finding other sites (b) it has a photo (c) checking the photo date (d) looking for the author
  27. 27.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) it went viral (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) looking for the author
  28. 28.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) it went viral (c) it has a photo (d) counting the likes
  29. 29.True or false: “a fact-check website” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it feels true (b) reading the full story (c) looking for the author (d) checking the numbers
  31. 31.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) checking the source (c) counting the likes (d) it has many emojis
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the photo date (b) a friend forwarded it (c) checking the source (d) checking the date
  33. 33.🤖 Fact or myth? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  34. 34.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the photo date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) checking the photo date (c) checking the date (d) asking a teacher
  36. 36.True or false: “it says SHARE NOW” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) checking the source (c) asking a teacher (d) counting the likes
  38. 38.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  39. 39.True or false: “it went viral” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a scary headline (b) asking a teacher (c) checking the source (d) checking the numbers

Answer key

  1. don’t forward it
  2. True
  3. a good check
  4. a fact
  5. a friend forwarded it
  6. not a real check
  7. not a real check
  8. finding other sites
  9. False
  10. not a real check
  11. True
  12. checking the numbers
  13. asking a teacher
  14. not a real check
  15. False
  16. False
  17. a myth
  18. a fact-check website
  19. False
  20. checking the photo date
  21. a good check
  22. checking the date
  23. a fact
  24. it is in ALL CAPS
  25. a computer-made fake
  26. it has a photo
  27. looking for the author
  28. finding other sites
  29. False
  30. it feels true
  31. checking the source
  32. a friend forwarded it
  33. a myth
  34. a good check
  35. it is in ALL CAPS
  36. True
  37. counting the likes
  38. a good check
  39. False
  40. a scary headline

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