Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 573 · 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.🤖 Fact or myth? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a fact (b) a myth
2. 2.📰 A real check or not a real check: looking for the author? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
3. 3.🤖 Fact or myth? If it is a video, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
4. 4.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) a scary headline (c) reading the full story (d) it has a photo
5. 5.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has a photo (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) it has many emojis (d) a fact-check website
6. 6.📰 A real check or not a real check: counting the likes? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
7. 7.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) looking for the author (c) checking the date (d) finding other sites
8. 8.🎙️ A voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) check with family first (b) share the OTP (c) reply with your PIN (d) send money now
9. 9.True or false: “checking the date” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the colour (b) the emojis (c) the date (d) the likes
11. 11.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) reading the full story (b) checking the photo date (c) asking a teacher (d) it has a photo
12. 12.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) it has a photo (c) a scary headline (d) counting the likes
13. 13.True or false: “checking the source” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a myth (b) a fact
15. 15.📰 A real check or not a real check: it feels true? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
16. 16.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a fact (b) a myth
17. 17.🤖 Fact or myth? Strange blinking, blurry edges or odd lighting can be clues. (a) a fact (b) a myth
18. 18.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) reading the full story (b) a long forward chain (c) checking the source (d) checking the date
19. 19.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) share it fast (b) check trusted sites (c) believe it (d) forward to all
20. 20.True or false: “finding other sites” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) looking for the author (c) counting the likes (d) it is in ALL CAPS
22. 22.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) finding other sites (d) checking the date
23. 23.True or false: “it went viral” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “counting the likes” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📰 A real check or not a real check: it went viral? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
26. 26.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a type of virus (b) a camera filter only (c) a computer-made fake (d) a deep-sea video
27. 27.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
28. 28.📰 A real check or not a real check: a friend forwarded it? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
29. 29.🤖 Fact or myth? If a video shows someone saying something shocking, check trusted news first. (a) a myth (b) a fact
30. 30.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) checking the source (c) checking the date (d) a scary headline
31. 31.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it has many emojis (b) checking the source (c) asking a teacher (d) checking the numbers
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a teacher (b) checking the date (c) it has a photo (d) checking the numbers
33. 33.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) forward to 20 (b) post it everywhere (c) don’t forward it (d) forward to 10
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) a scary headline (c) checking the numbers (d) reading the full story
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long forward chain (b) reading the full story (c) a friend forwarded it (d) it has many emojis
36. 36.True or false: “finding other sites” 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) checking the photo date (b) finding other sites (c) asking a teacher (d) it went viral
38. 38.True or false: “counting the likes” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) a friend forwarded it (c) a long forward chain (d) it has a photo
40. 40.True or false: “a scary headline” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False

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