Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 670 · 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.True or false: “a scary headline” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “it went viral” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) a fact-check website (c) counting the likes (d) it has a photo
4. 4.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) it feels true (c) counting the likes (d) it went viral
5. 5.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a myth (b) a fact
6. 6.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
7. 7.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) reading the full story (c) counting the likes (d) asking a teacher
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long forward chain (b) asking a teacher (c) it has many emojis (d) it says SHARE NOW
10. 10.📰 A real check or not a real check: it is in ALL CAPS? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
11. 11.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) asking a teacher (b) a scary headline (c) it has a photo (d) it has many emojis
12. 12.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) checking the source (c) a scary headline (d) asking a teacher
13. 13.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a myth (b) a fact
14. 14.🤖 Fact or myth? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a fact (b) a myth
15. 15.True or false: “it is in ALL CAPS” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) finding other sites (c) a long forward chain (d) it is in ALL CAPS
17. 17.True or false: “reading the full story” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🤖 Fact or myth? Only film studios can make fake videos. (a) a myth (b) a fact
19. 19.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a deep-sea video (b) a camera filter only (c) a computer-made fake (d) a type of virus
20. 20.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the colour (b) the emojis (c) the likes (d) the date
21. 21.📰 A real check or not a real check: looking for the author? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
22. 22.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has a photo (b) counting the likes (c) it feels true (d) looking for the author
23. 23.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) asking a teacher (c) it has many emojis (d) checking the source
24. 24.True or false: “it has many emojis” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking for the author (b) asking a teacher (c) a long forward chain (d) checking the date
26. 26.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) looking for the author (c) asking a teacher (d) it feels true
27. 27.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) it went viral (c) a scary headline (d) checking the date
28. 28.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) share it fast (b) forward to all (c) check trusted sites (d) believe it
29. 29.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) finding other sites (c) checking the date (d) checking the source
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the full story (b) finding other sites (c) looking for the author (d) it is in ALL CAPS
31. 31.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the source? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
32. 32.🔁 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking for the author (b) it went viral (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) a friend forwarded it
34. 34.📰 A real check or not a real check: it says SHARE NOW? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
35. 35.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) counting the likes (c) a long forward chain (d) checking the source
37. 37.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
38. 38.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) a fact-check website (c) reading the full story (d) a long forward chain
39. 39.True or false: “a long forward chain” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the photo date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check

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