Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 630 · 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: “it is in ALL CAPS” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking for the author (b) asking a teacher (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) checking the source
3. 3.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
4. 4.🤖 Fact or myth? If it is a video, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
5. 5.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the source? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
6. 6.🤖 Fact or myth? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a fact (b) a myth
7. 7.📰 A real check or not a real check: counting the likes? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
8. 8.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
9. 9.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) looking for the author (c) counting the likes (d) a fact-check website
10. 10.True or false: “finding other sites” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) checking the photo date (c) a fact-check website (d) it feels true
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finding other sites (b) a fact-check website (c) checking the source (d) it has many emojis
13. 13.True or false: “it has many emojis” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the photo date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
15. 15.📰 A real check or not a real check: a fact-check website? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) it has many emojis (c) finding other sites (d) it says SHARE NOW
17. 17.True or false: “it has many emojis” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) don’t forward it (b) forward to 20 (c) post it everywhere (d) forward to 10
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the photo date (b) it has many emojis (c) a scary headline (d) counting the likes
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finding other sites (b) reading the full story (c) checking the numbers (d) a long forward chain
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has many emojis (b) a friend forwarded it (c) looking for the author (d) it has a photo
22. 22.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) reading the full story (b) a scary headline (c) counting the likes (d) it says SHARE NOW
23. 23.📅 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
24. 24.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
25. 25.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) looking for the author (c) a long forward chain (d) it says SHARE NOW
26. 26.🤖 Fact or myth? Strange blinking, blurry edges or odd lighting can be clues. (a) a fact (b) a myth
27. 27.True or false: “counting the likes” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) asking a teacher (c) a scary headline (d) it feels true
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it went viral (b) checking the numbers (c) checking the source (d) looking for the author
30. 30.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
31. 31.True or false: “a fact-check website” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “counting the likes” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) a long forward chain
34. 34.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) a long forward chain (c) checking the date (d) it has a photo
35. 35.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has many emojis? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
36. 36.📰 A real check or not a real check: it feels true? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) asking a teacher (c) reading the full story (d) looking for the author
38. 38.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) reading the full story (b) it has a photo (c) checking the date (d) checking the source
39. 39.🤖 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
40. 40.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) check trusted sites (b) believe it (c) forward to all (d) share it fast

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