Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 699 · 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 voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) reply with your PIN (b) check with family first (c) send money now (d) share the OTP
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it went viral (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) reading the full story (d) it has many emojis
3. 3.📰 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
4. 4.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a computer-made fake (b) a type of virus (c) a camera filter only (d) a deep-sea video
5. 5.🤖 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
6. 6.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) it has a photo (d) a scary headline
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has many emojis (b) checking the numbers (c) checking the date (d) a fact-check website
8. 8.True or false: “looking for the author” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “finding other sites” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🤖 Fact or myth? If it is a video, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
11. 11.📰 A real check or not a real check: it went viral? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
12. 12.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) checking the numbers (c) a long forward chain (d) it has many emojis
13. 13.🤖 Fact or myth? Sharing a fake video is harmless if it is funny. (a) a myth (b) a fact
14. 14.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) checking the numbers (c) asking a teacher (d) a fact-check website
15. 15.True or false: “checking the numbers” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “it has a photo” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it has a photo (b) finding other sites (c) checking the photo date (d) checking the date
18. 18.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it feels true (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) asking a teacher (d) it has a photo
19. 19.True or false: “a long forward chain” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) it has many emojis (c) counting the likes (d) finding other sites
21. 21.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has many emojis? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finding other sites (b) checking the photo date (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) reading the full story
23. 23.🔁 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
24. 24.📰 A real check or not a real check: it says SHARE NOW? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
25. 25.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the source? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
26. 26.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) a long forward chain (c) a scary headline (d) checking the photo date
27. 27.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) a scary headline (d) it feels true
28. 28.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) checking the numbers (c) checking the date (d) finding other sites
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) a long forward chain (c) a scary headline (d) asking a teacher
31. 31.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a myth (b) a fact
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it feels true (b) a fact-check website (c) checking the photo date (d) checking the source
33. 33.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
34. 34.True or false: “it went viral” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the colour (b) the likes (c) the emojis (d) the date
36. 36.True or false: “it says SHARE NOW” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “a friend forwarded it” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it went viral (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) it has many emojis (d) reading the full story
39. 39.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a myth (b) a fact
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it feels true (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) it has many emojis (d) checking the date

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