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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 643 · 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? If it is a video, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) counting the likes (b) checking the photo date (c) a fact-check website (d) checking the date
  3. 3.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) believe it (b) share it fast (c) check trusted sites (d) forward to all
  4. 4.True or false: “finding other sites” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “it went viral” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) a long forward chain (c) a scary headline (d) asking a teacher
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the photo date (b) a fact-check website (c) it feels true (d) asking a teacher
  8. 8.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) checking the photo date (c) looking for the author (d) reading the full story
  9. 9.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the likes (b) the emojis (c) the colour (d) the date
  10. 10.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) asking a teacher (b) finding other sites (c) checking the numbers (d) a long forward chain
  11. 11.True or false: “checking the photo date” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “checking the numbers” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🤖 Fact or myth? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  14. 14.True or false: “it is in ALL CAPS” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) post it everywhere (b) forward to 20 (c) don’t forward it (d) forward to 10
  16. 16.📰 A real check or not a real check: a long forward chain? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  17. 17.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the photo date (b) counting the likes (c) checking the date (d) checking the source
  18. 18.📰 A real check or not a real check: counting the likes? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  19. 19.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  20. 20.📰 A real check or not a real check: it went viral? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fact-check website (b) a scary headline (c) it feels true (d) counting the likes
  22. 22.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  23. 23.🤖 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
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long forward chain (b) checking the date (c) it has many emojis (d) it went viral
  25. 25.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the photo date (b) asking a teacher (c) finding other sites (d) it went viral
  26. 26.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a camera filter only (b) a type of virus (c) a computer-made fake (d) a deep-sea video
  27. 27.True or false: “a scary headline” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📰 A real check or not a real check: looking for the author? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  29. 29.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it feels true (b) it has a photo (c) reading the full story (d) it has many emojis
  30. 30.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) a friend forwarded it (c) counting the likes (d) a scary headline
  31. 31.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) a friend forwarded it (c) checking the date (d) finding other sites
  32. 32.True or false: “it has many emojis” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “checking the numbers” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  35. 35.True or false: “counting the likes” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “counting the likes” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it feels true (b) a scary headline (c) checking the photo date (d) it says SHARE NOW
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking for the author (b) it went viral (c) it feels true (d) a long forward chain
  39. 39.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  40. 40.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) checking the date (c) it has many emojis (d) a fact-check website

Answer key

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

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