Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 624 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long forward chain (b) counting the likes (c) it has a photo (d) checking the source
2. 2.True or false: “it has many emojis” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a deep-sea video (b) a type of virus (c) a computer-made fake (d) a camera filter only
4. 4.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the colour (b) the date (c) the likes (d) the emojis
5. 5.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) a scary headline (c) checking the numbers (d) a fact-check website
6. 6.True or false: “checking the source” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
8. 8.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
9. 9.🎙️ A voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) share the OTP (b) reply with your PIN (c) send money now (d) check with family first
10. 10.🤖 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
11. 11.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) reading the full story (c) it has many emojis (d) a long forward chain
12. 12.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) it has many emojis (c) asking a teacher (d) a friend forwarded it
13. 13.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a fact (b) a myth
14. 14.📰 A real check or not a real check: it went viral? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fact-check website (b) checking the photo date (c) asking a teacher (d) it feels true
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the full story (b) checking the numbers (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) checking the photo date
17. 17.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) a friend forwarded it (d) checking the source
18. 18.📰 A real check or not a real check: a friend forwarded it? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has many emojis (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) counting the likes (d) checking the date
20. 20.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has a photo? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
21. 21.True or false: “it feels true” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) reading the full story (d) checking the numbers
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the full story (b) a friend forwarded it (c) it feels true (d) a long forward chain
24. 24.📰 A real check or not a real check: a long forward chain? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
25. 25.📰 A real check or not a real check: looking for the author? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
26. 26.True or false: “looking for the author” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) finding other sites (c) counting the likes (d) checking the numbers
28. 28.📰 A real check or not a real check: counting the likes? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
29. 29.True or false: “checking the numbers” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the photo date (b) asking a teacher (c) looking for the author (d) a scary headline
31. 31.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) it has a photo (d) looking for the author
32. 32.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
33. 33.True or false: “asking a teacher” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “asking a teacher” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “it feels true” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
37. 37.📰 A real check or not a real check: a fact-check website? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
38. 38.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it feels true (b) reading the full story (c) a fact-check website (d) checking the source
39. 39.True or false: “a fact-check website” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) forward to all (b) check trusted sites (c) share it fast (d) believe it

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