Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 619 · 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.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) share it fast (b) believe it (c) forward to all (d) check trusted sites
2. 2.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has many emojis (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) a long forward chain (d) checking the photo date
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it feels true (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) a long forward chain (d) finding other sites
4. 4.📅 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a teacher (b) finding other sites (c) counting the likes (d) reading the full story
6. 6.🤖 Fact or myth? Only film studios can make fake videos. (a) a fact (b) a myth
7. 7.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) it has a photo (c) a friend forwarded it (d) reading the full story
8. 8.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a fact (b) a myth
9. 9.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a myth (b) a fact
10. 10.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) forward to 20 (b) forward to 10 (c) post it everywhere (d) don’t forward it
11. 11.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the photo date (b) reading the full story (c) looking for the author (d) it has many emojis
12. 12.True or false: “a long forward chain” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fact-check website (b) it went viral (c) looking for the author (d) finding other sites
14. 14.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a myth (b) a fact
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has a photo (b) it feels true (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) reading the full story
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the numbers (b) a scary headline (c) it has many emojis (d) it says SHARE NOW
17. 17.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a type of virus (b) a computer-made fake (c) a camera filter only (d) a deep-sea video
18. 18.📰 A real check or not a real check: counting the likes? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
19. 19.True or false: “asking a teacher” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “finding other sites” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it has a photo (b) reading the full story (c) checking the source (d) asking a teacher
22. 22.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) a long forward chain (c) looking for the author (d) a fact-check website
23. 23.📰 A real check or not a real check: a long forward chain? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
24. 24.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has a photo? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has a photo (b) asking a teacher (c) checking the source (d) checking the date
26. 26.True or false: “it is in ALL CAPS” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) checking the numbers (c) a long forward chain (d) it feels true
28. 28.🤖 Fact or myth? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a myth (b) a fact
29. 29.🤖 Fact or myth? Sharing a fake video is harmless if it is funny. (a) a fact (b) a myth
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking for the author (b) asking a teacher (c) it has many emojis (d) finding other sites
31. 31.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) counting the likes (c) looking for the author (d) it says SHARE NOW
32. 32.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it feels true (b) checking the photo date (c) finding other sites (d) a fact-check website
33. 33.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
34. 34.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a myth (b) a fact
35. 35.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) a fact-check website (c) counting the likes (d) a friend forwarded it
36. 36.📰 A real check or not a real check: it is in ALL CAPS? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
37. 37.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has a photo (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) counting the likes (d) checking the date
39. 39.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
40. 40.True or false: “it went viral” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False

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