Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 605 · 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.True or false: “checking the source” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a scary headline (b) checking the date (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) it is in ALL CAPS
3. 3.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a fact (b) a myth
4. 4.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) a friend forwarded it (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) a scary headline
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long forward chain (b) looking for the author (c) counting the likes (d) it says SHARE NOW
6. 6.True or false: “asking a teacher” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “it says SHARE NOW” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) checking the photo date (c) it has many emojis (d) checking the source
9. 9.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) checking the numbers (c) a friend forwarded it (d) it went viral
10. 10.📰 A real check or not a real check: it went viral? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
11. 11.📰 A real check or not a real check: a fact-check website? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
12. 12.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) checking the date (c) it has many emojis (d) a friend forwarded it
13. 13.🤖 Fact or myth? If a video shows someone saying something shocking, check trusted news first. (a) a myth (b) a fact
14. 14.True or false: “it is in ALL CAPS” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) asking a teacher (c) a long forward chain (d) it says SHARE NOW
16. 16.True or false: “looking for the author” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the full story (b) finding other sites (c) looking for the author (d) a friend forwarded it
18. 18.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) it has many emojis (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) a long forward chain
19. 19.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) counting the likes (b) a fact-check website (c) reading the full story (d) checking the numbers
21. 21.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a myth (b) a fact
22. 22.True or false: “checking the date” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎙️ A voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) share the OTP (c) reply with your PIN (d) check with family first
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finding other sites (b) checking the date (c) a long forward chain (d) checking the source
25. 25.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) checking the numbers (c) checking the source (d) counting the likes
26. 26.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
27. 27.📅 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
28. 28.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a camera filter only (b) a deep-sea video (c) a computer-made fake (d) a type of virus
29. 29.🤖 Fact or myth? If it is a video, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
30. 30.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
31. 31.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the source? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
32. 32.📰 A real check or not a real check: a friend forwarded it? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
33. 33.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has a photo (b) finding other sites (c) a friend forwarded it (d) it has many emojis
34. 34.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) asking a teacher (c) it has a photo (d) counting the likes
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking for the author (b) finding other sites (c) it has many emojis (d) checking the photo date
36. 36.🤖 Fact or myth? Strange blinking, blurry edges or odd lighting can be clues. (a) a myth (b) a fact
37. 37.True or false: “it went viral” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🤖 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
39. 39.📰 A real check or not a real check: counting the likes? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
40. 40.True or false: “counting the likes” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False

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