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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 578 · 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.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  2. 2.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the emojis (b) the colour (c) the likes (d) the date
  3. 3.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  4. 4.📰 A real check or not a real check: a friend forwarded it? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  5. 5.True or false: “checking the date” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) counting the likes (b) checking the date (c) checking the source (d) checking the numbers
  7. 7.🤖 Fact or myth? If it is a video, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  8. 8.True or false: “it has many emojis” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “a friend forwarded it” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has many emojis? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has a photo (b) a friend forwarded it (c) a fact-check website (d) it is in ALL CAPS
  12. 12.True or false: “looking for the author” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) believe it (b) check trusted sites (c) forward to all (d) share it fast
  14. 14.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) it went viral (c) a scary headline (d) it says SHARE NOW
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has many emojis (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) counting the likes (d) checking the photo date
  16. 16.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has a photo (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) asking a teacher (d) a friend forwarded it
  17. 17.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) checking the source (c) it went viral (d) checking the photo date
  18. 18.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  19. 19.True or false: “it is in ALL CAPS” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has a photo? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) asking a teacher (c) checking the photo date (d) a scary headline
  22. 22.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) checking the date (c) a long forward chain (d) a friend forwarded it
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a scary headline (b) checking the date (c) it feels true (d) it has many emojis
  24. 24.True or false: “finding other sites” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “checking the photo date” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📰 A real check or not a real check: counting the likes? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  27. 27.True or false: “reading the full story” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) a fact-check website (c) checking the date (d) it has many emojis
  29. 29.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) looking for the author (c) checking the date (d) a long forward chain
  30. 30.📰 A real check or not a real check: a fact-check website? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  31. 31.📰 A real check or not a real check: looking for the author? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the numbers (b) asking a teacher (c) looking for the author (d) it went viral
  33. 33.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  34. 34.📰 A real check or not a real check: it went viral? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  35. 35.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) checking the numbers (c) finding other sites (d) it feels true
  36. 36.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  37. 37.True or false: “checking the photo date” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “it has a photo” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “looking for the author” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a teacher (b) it has many emojis (c) a friend forwarded it (d) it feels true

Answer key

  1. a fact
  2. the date
  3. a myth
  4. not a real check
  5. False
  6. counting the likes
  7. a myth
  8. False
  9. True
  10. not a real check
  11. a fact-check website
  12. False
  13. check trusted sites
  14. finding other sites
  15. checking the photo date
  16. asking a teacher
  17. it went viral
  18. a good check
  19. False
  20. not a real check
  21. a scary headline
  22. checking the date
  23. checking the date
  24. False
  25. False
  26. not a real check
  27. False
  28. it has many emojis
  29. a long forward chain
  30. a good check
  31. a good check
  32. it went viral
  33. a good check
  34. not a real check
  35. it feels true
  36. a myth
  37. True
  38. True
  39. True
  40. asking a teacher

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