Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 644 · 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) reading the full story (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) it has a photo
2. 2.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a deep-sea video (b) a type of virus (c) a camera filter only (d) a computer-made fake
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has a photo (b) asking a teacher (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) a friend forwarded it
4. 4.🤖 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
5. 5.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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) counting the likes (b) it went viral (c) it feels true (d) checking the source
7. 7.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) checking the source (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) checking the photo date
8. 8.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a myth (b) a fact
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) it went viral (c) counting the likes (d) a fact-check website
10. 10.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) post it everywhere (b) forward to 20 (c) forward to 10 (d) don’t forward it
11. 11.🎙️ A voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) share the OTP (c) reply with your PIN (d) check with family first
12. 12.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it feels true (b) checking the source (c) checking the numbers (d) checking the photo date
13. 13.True or false: “finding other sites” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the source? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
15. 15.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) reading the full story (b) checking the date (c) checking the photo date (d) it has a photo
16. 16.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a fact (b) a myth
17. 17.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) a scary headline (c) looking for the author (d) it has a photo
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) it has a photo (c) checking the date (d) checking the numbers
19. 19.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
20. 20.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a fact (b) a myth
21. 21.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) finding other sites (c) checking the source (d) checking the photo date
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) asking a teacher (c) checking the date (d) a friend forwarded it
23. 23.True or false: “looking for the author” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) looking for the author (c) checking the date (d) it has many emojis
25. 25.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
26. 26.📰 A real check or not a real check: a long forward chain? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) counting the likes (d) checking the numbers
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) checking the date (c) finding other sites (d) it says SHARE NOW
29. 29.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) asking a teacher (c) counting the likes (d) it has many emojis
30. 30.📅 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
31. 31.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) checking the source (c) looking for the author (d) a fact-check website
32. 32.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) a long forward chain (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) a friend forwarded it
33. 33.📰 A real check or not a real check: it went viral? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
34. 34.True or false: “it has many emojis” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🤖 Fact or myth? Strange blinking, blurry edges or odd lighting can be clues. (a) a myth (b) a fact
36. 36.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) it has a photo (c) reading the full story (d) a long forward chain
37. 37.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a fact (b) a myth
38. 38.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) a friend forwarded it (c) checking the source (d) a long forward chain
39. 39.📰 A real check or not a real check: it is in ALL CAPS? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
40. 40.🤖 Fact or myth? If a video shows someone saying something shocking, check trusted news first. (a) a fact (b) a myth

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