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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 694 · 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: it is in ALL CAPS? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  2. 2.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it feels true (b) a friend forwarded it (c) checking the date (d) a long forward chain
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it went viral (b) checking the date (c) it has a photo (d) it feels true
  4. 4.True or false: “counting the likes” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the source? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the photo date (b) it has a photo (c) reading the full story (d) looking for the author
  7. 7.True or false: “a fact-check website” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “checking the photo date” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finding other sites (b) checking the date (c) a fact-check website (d) it has many emojis
  10. 10.🎙️ A voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) share the OTP (b) check with family first (c) reply with your PIN (d) send money now
  11. 11.True or false: “finding other sites” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the photo date? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  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) checking the source (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) it has many emojis (d) counting the likes
  15. 15.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the date (b) the likes (c) the colour (d) the emojis
  16. 16.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has many emojis? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  17. 17.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) post it everywhere (b) forward to 10 (c) forward to 20 (d) don’t forward it
  18. 18.📰 A real check or not a real check: it went viral? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the photo date (b) checking the source (c) a friend forwarded it (d) reading the full story
  20. 20.True or false: “it says SHARE NOW” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “it is in ALL CAPS” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📰 A real check or not a real check: it says SHARE NOW? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  23. 23.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) it feels true (c) finding other sites (d) looking for the author
  24. 24.True or false: “checking the source” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “asking a teacher” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  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.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the date (b) it feels true (c) a fact-check website (d) finding other sites
  29. 29.True or false: “a friend forwarded it” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it went viral (b) it has a photo (c) checking the numbers (d) a long forward chain
  31. 31.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) it feels true (c) a fact-check website (d) it says SHARE NOW
  32. 32.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  33. 33.📰 A real check or not a real check: looking for the author? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  34. 34.📰 A real check or not a real check: a friend forwarded it? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long forward chain (b) it went viral (c) counting the likes (d) reading the full story
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking for the author (b) checking the photo date (c) checking the date (d) it says SHARE NOW
  37. 37.🤖 Fact or myth? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finding other sites (b) a friend forwarded it (c) a long forward chain (d) it is in ALL CAPS
  39. 39.True or false: “counting the likes” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a myth (b) a fact

Answer key

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

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