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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 595 · 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 voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) check with family first (b) send money now (c) reply with your PIN (d) share the OTP
  2. 2.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) post it everywhere (b) forward to 10 (c) forward to 20 (d) don’t forward it
  3. 3.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has many emojis? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  4. 4.🤖 Fact or myth? Strange blinking, blurry edges or odd lighting can be clues. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  5. 5.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) reading the full story (c) it went viral (d) finding other sites
  7. 7.📰 A real check or not a real check: looking for the author? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  8. 8.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) reading the full story (b) asking a teacher (c) a scary headline (d) checking the date
  9. 9.True or false: “it went viral” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) it has a photo (c) a fact-check website (d) checking the numbers
  11. 11.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) check trusted sites (b) share it fast (c) believe it (d) forward to all
  12. 12.True or false: “finding other sites” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “looking for the author” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “a scary headline” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the photo date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  16. 16.True or false: “it has a photo” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) counting the likes (c) checking the source (d) checking the date
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) counting the likes (b) it feels true (c) a long forward chain (d) asking a teacher
  19. 19.📰 A real check or not a real check: counting the likes? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  20. 20.True or false: “asking a teacher” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🤖 Fact or myth? Sharing a fake video is harmless if it is funny. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  22. 22.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) a long forward chain (c) it has a photo (d) a fact-check website
  23. 23.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the source? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  24. 24.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) a long forward chain (c) counting the likes (d) a scary headline
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking for the author (b) a friend forwarded it (c) asking a teacher (d) checking the date
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has a photo (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) checking the date
  27. 27.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) it went viral (c) checking the source (d) it says SHARE NOW
  28. 28.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a teacher (b) reading the full story (c) checking the source (d) a scary headline
  30. 30.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  31. 31.True or false: “a long forward chain” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🤖 Fact or myth? A deepfake is a video, photo or voice made or changed by a computer to look real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  33. 33.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) asking a teacher (b) it went viral (c) a scary headline (d) it has a photo
  34. 34.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the emojis (b) the likes (c) the colour (d) the date
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) a long forward chain (c) it has a photo (d) a fact-check website
  36. 36.🤖 Fact or myth? Only film studios can make fake videos. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  37. 37.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  38. 38.True or false: “it has many emojis” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “a long forward chain” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “checking the numbers” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. check with family first
  2. don’t forward it
  3. not a real check
  4. a fact
  5. a myth
  6. it went viral
  7. a good check
  8. a scary headline
  9. False
  10. it has a photo
  11. check trusted sites
  12. False
  13. True
  14. True
  15. a good check
  16. False
  17. counting the likes
  18. asking a teacher
  19. not a real check
  20. False
  21. a myth
  22. a fact-check website
  23. a good check
  24. checking the numbers
  25. a friend forwarded it
  26. checking the date
  27. checking the source
  28. a good check
  29. a scary headline
  30. a good check
  31. False
  32. a fact
  33. asking a teacher
  34. the date
  35. a fact-check website
  36. a myth
  37. a fact
  38. False
  39. True
  40. True

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