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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 674 · 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? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  2. 2.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has a photo? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  3. 3.🔁 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
  4. 4.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) share it fast (b) believe it (c) check trusted sites (d) forward to all
  5. 5.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) a scary headline (c) it has a photo (d) checking the photo date
  6. 6.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  7. 7.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) asking a teacher (c) counting the likes (d) looking for the author
  8. 8.📅 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
  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) it has many emojis (c) a friend forwarded it (d) a fact-check website
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) it has many emojis (c) counting the likes (d) it says SHARE NOW
  12. 12.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) checking the source (c) a scary headline (d) it says SHARE NOW
  13. 13.True or false: “it has many emojis” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “checking the date” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the photo date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  16. 16.True or false: “a scary headline” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “it has a photo” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “finding other sites” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “a friend forwarded it” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) checking the source (c) finding other sites (d) it has a photo
  21. 21.📰 A real check or not a real check: it says SHARE NOW? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  22. 22.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) a friend forwarded it (c) it feels true (d) it has many emojis
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the full story (b) a friend forwarded it (c) a fact-check website (d) checking the source
  24. 24.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  25. 25.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  26. 26.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  27. 27.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) it went viral (c) a friend forwarded it (d) a fact-check website
  28. 28.True or false: “it went viral” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🤖 Fact or myth? Sharing a fake video is harmless if it is funny. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  30. 30.📰 A real check or not a real check: a fact-check website? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  31. 31.🎙️ A voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) check with family first (b) send money now (c) share the OTP (d) reply with your PIN
  32. 32.True or false: “counting the likes” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “it is in ALL CAPS” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) a friend forwarded it (c) checking the numbers (d) checking the date
  35. 35.📰 A real check or not a real check: it is in ALL CAPS? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finding other sites (b) a long forward chain (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) it feels true
  37. 37.🤖 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
  38. 38.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a type of virus (b) a camera filter only (c) a deep-sea video (d) a computer-made fake
  39. 39.True or false: “checking the photo date” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) it went viral (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) a long forward chain

Answer key

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

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