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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 655 · 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.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  2. 2.True or false: “a scary headline” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📰 A real check or not a real check: it is in ALL CAPS? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  4. 4.🎙️ A voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) check with family first (c) reply with your PIN (d) share the OTP
  5. 5.📰 A real check or not a real check: a fact-check website? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  6. 6.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  7. 7.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) it has many emojis (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) a scary headline
  8. 8.📅 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
  9. 9.True or false: “it went viral” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  11. 11.True or false: “checking the numbers” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking for the author (b) checking the date (c) checking the photo date (d) it has many emojis
  13. 13.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  14. 14.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it went viral (b) it has a photo (c) checking the source (d) counting the likes
  15. 15.True or false: “finding other sites” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “checking the photo date” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking for the author (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) it has a photo (d) a friend forwarded it
  18. 18.🤖 Fact or myth? If it is a video, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  19. 19.📰 A real check or not a real check: it went viral? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  20. 20.🤖 Fact or myth? Sharing a fake video is harmless if it is funny. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  21. 21.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) believe it (b) forward to all (c) share it fast (d) check trusted sites
  22. 22.🤖 Fact or myth? A deepfake is a video, photo or voice made or changed by a computer to look real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the numbers (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) checking the source (d) checking the date
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) reading the full story (c) checking the numbers (d) a friend forwarded it
  25. 25.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a deep-sea video (b) a type of virus (c) a camera filter only (d) a computer-made fake
  26. 26.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  27. 27.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it went viral (b) looking for the author (c) asking a teacher (d) checking the source
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a teacher (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) a friend forwarded it (d) a long forward chain
  29. 29.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the photo date? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  30. 30.True or false: “asking a teacher” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has a photo? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  32. 32.True or false: “reading the full story” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it went viral (b) checking the numbers (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) it has many emojis
  35. 35.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) forward to 10 (b) forward to 20 (c) don’t forward it (d) post it everywhere
  36. 36.True or false: “it says SHARE NOW” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “finding other sites” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) asking a teacher (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) it has many emojis
  39. 39.📰 A real check or not a real check: it says SHARE NOW? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  40. 40.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has a photo (b) it went viral (c) checking the photo date (d) it says SHARE NOW

Answer key

  1. a good check
  2. False
  3. not a real check
  4. check with family first
  5. a good check
  6. a fact
  7. a fact-check website
  8. the date
  9. False
  10. a myth
  11. False
  12. it has many emojis
  13. a myth
  14. checking the source
  15. True
  16. True
  17. looking for the author
  18. a myth
  19. not a real check
  20. a myth
  21. check trusted sites
  22. a fact
  23. it is in ALL CAPS
  24. a friend forwarded it
  25. a computer-made fake
  26. a fact
  27. it went viral
  28. asking a teacher
  29. a good check
  30. True
  31. not a real check
  32. True
  33. a fact
  34. checking the numbers
  35. don’t forward it
  36. True
  37. False
  38. asking a teacher
  39. not a real check
  40. checking the photo date

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