Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 726 · 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.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) asking a teacher (b) a long forward chain (c) counting the likes (d) it feels true
2. 2.True or false: “checking the numbers” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a fact (b) a myth
4. 4.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) it went viral (c) a scary headline (d) checking the photo date
5. 5.📰 A real check or not a real check: a long forward chain? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
6. 6.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a type of virus (b) a deep-sea video (c) a camera filter only (d) a computer-made fake
7. 7.True or false: “it is in ALL CAPS” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) checking the date (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) counting the likes
9. 9.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the colour (b) the emojis (c) the date (d) the likes
10. 10.True or false: “a long forward chain” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📰 A real check or not a real check: it feels true? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
12. 12.🤖 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
13. 13.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) a long forward chain (c) a fact-check website (d) finding other sites
14. 14.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) check trusted sites (b) believe it (c) share it fast (d) forward to all
15. 15.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a fact (b) a myth
16. 16.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
17. 17.True or false: “it has a photo” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎙️ 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
19. 19.📰 A real check or not a real check: it says SHARE NOW? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the photo date (b) a fact-check website (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) checking the date
21. 21.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) asking a teacher (b) looking for the author (c) checking the numbers (d) a friend forwarded it
22. 22.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the source? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
23. 23.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a fact (b) a myth
24. 24.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
25. 25.True or false: “asking a teacher” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
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 is the odd one out? (a) a long forward chain (b) it went viral (c) checking the numbers (d) it has a photo
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) reading the full story (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) it has many emojis
29. 29.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) counting the likes (c) checking the source (d) checking the date
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) it went viral (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) asking a teacher
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking for the author (b) finding other sites (c) checking the numbers (d) it has many emojis
32. 32.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) a scary headline (d) reading the full story
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has a photo (b) it went viral (c) looking for the author (d) a friend forwarded it
34. 34.🤖 Fact or myth? If a video shows someone saying something shocking, check trusted news first. (a) a fact (b) a myth
35. 35.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) forward to 20 (b) forward to 10 (c) post it everywhere (d) don’t forward it
36. 36.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) finding other sites (c) asking a teacher (d) it has a photo
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a teacher (b) a scary headline (c) reading the full story (d) a fact-check website
38. 38.📰 A real check or not a real check: counting the likes? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
39. 39.True or false: “a scary headline” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “a fact-check website” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False

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