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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 636 · 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.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  2. 2.True or false: “a long forward chain” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fact-check website (b) checking the source (c) checking the date (d) it feels true
  4. 4.True or false: “looking for the author” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has many emojis (b) a long forward chain (c) a scary headline (d) asking a teacher
  6. 6.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  7. 7.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) check trusted sites (b) share it fast (c) forward to all (d) believe it
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a teacher (b) reading the full story (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) finding other sites
  9. 9.🤖 Fact or myth? If it is a video, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  10. 10.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a deep-sea video (b) a type of virus (c) a computer-made fake (d) a camera filter only
  11. 11.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the source? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  12. 12.📰 A real check or not a real check: it says SHARE NOW? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  13. 13.True or false: “finding other sites” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🤖 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
  15. 15.📰 A real check or not a real check: a friend forwarded it? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  16. 16.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) asking a teacher (b) reading the full story (c) a scary headline (d) checking the date
  17. 17.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) it feels true (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) it went viral
  18. 18.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) checking the date (c) counting the likes (d) it has many emojis
  19. 19.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) checking the photo date (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) it has a photo (d) counting the likes
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) counting the likes (b) a friend forwarded it (c) a scary headline (d) reading the full story
  21. 21.📰 A real check or not a real check: it is in ALL CAPS? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  22. 22.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) forward to 20 (b) don’t forward it (c) forward to 10 (d) post it everywhere
  23. 23.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it has a photo (b) checking the date (c) checking the source (d) finding other sites
  24. 24.True or false: “a friend forwarded it” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  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.🤖 Fact or myth? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) counting the likes (d) checking the date
  28. 28.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) it went viral (c) checking the numbers (d) looking for the author
  29. 29.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  30. 30.🤖 Fact or myth? Only film studios can make fake videos. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  31. 31.📰 A real check or not a real check: it feels true? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it feels true (b) it went viral (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) checking the numbers
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a teacher (b) it went viral (c) checking the date (d) finding other sites
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has a photo (b) checking the source (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) it went viral
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fact-check website (b) finding other sites (c) checking the photo date (d) counting the likes
  36. 36.📰 A real check or not a real check: a fact-check website? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  37. 37.True or false: “it says SHARE NOW” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  39. 39.True or false: “asking a teacher” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the emojis (b) the date (c) the colour (d) the likes

Answer key

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

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