Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 661 · 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.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
2. 2.🎙️ A voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) reply with your PIN (b) share the OTP (c) check with family first (d) send money now
3. 3.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a fact (b) a myth
4. 4.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) it has many emojis (c) checking the photo date (d) it feels true
5. 5.🤖 Fact or myth? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a myth (b) a fact
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a scary headline (b) it feels true (c) it went viral (d) checking the source
7. 7.🔁 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
8. 8.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) finding other sites (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) checking the photo date
9. 9.True or false: “looking for the author” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long forward chain (b) checking the date (c) it went viral (d) counting the likes
11. 11.📰 A real check or not a real check: it is in ALL CAPS? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
12. 12.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) it has many emojis (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) it went viral
13. 13.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
14. 14.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it went viral (b) checking the source (c) it feels true (d) counting the likes
15. 15.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) forward to all (b) believe it (c) share it fast (d) check trusted sites
16. 16.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) checking the source (c) it went viral (d) looking for the author
17. 17.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) checking the date (c) checking the numbers (d) a friend forwarded it
18. 18.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a fact (b) a myth
19. 19.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) checking the source (c) a long forward chain (d) asking a teacher
20. 20.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a type of virus (b) a deep-sea video (c) a camera filter only (d) a computer-made fake
21. 21.True or false: “it went viral” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fact-check website (b) checking the photo date (c) checking the numbers (d) it feels true
23. 23.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) it has a photo (c) it feels true (d) checking the numbers
24. 24.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a myth (b) a fact
25. 25.True or false: “finding other sites” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📰 A real check or not a real check: a long forward chain? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
27. 27.🤖 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
28. 28.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the numbers (b) a friend forwarded it (c) checking the source (d) checking the date
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a scary headline (b) checking the numbers (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) it went viral
31. 31.True or false: “it is in ALL CAPS” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) a fact-check website (c) checking the photo date (d) a scary headline
33. 33.True or false: “checking the date” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) a long forward chain (c) reading the full story (d) it has many emojis
35. 35.📰 A real check or not a real check: a fact-check website? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
36. 36.True or false: “it feels true” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “checking the source” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finding other sites (b) checking the photo date (c) asking a teacher (d) it has many emojis
39. 39.True or false: “it says SHARE NOW” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the date (b) looking for the author (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) checking the numbers

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