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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 730 · 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? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  2. 2.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) checking the date (c) it has many emojis (d) it feels true
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the date (b) checking the photo date (c) it has a photo (d) asking a teacher
  4. 4.📰 A real check or not a real check: looking for the author? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  5. 5.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the source? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  6. 6.True or false: “it feels true” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📰 A real check or not a real check: it feels true? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  8. 8.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) a scary headline (c) checking the photo date (d) it is in ALL CAPS
  10. 10.🤖 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
  11. 11.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a camera filter only (b) a computer-made fake (c) a type of virus (d) a deep-sea video
  12. 12.🤖 Fact or myth? Only film studios can make fake videos. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the date (b) checking the numbers (c) a friend forwarded it (d) looking for the author
  14. 14.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  15. 15.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) reading the full story (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) it says SHARE NOW
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking for the author (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) it has many emojis (d) it is in ALL CAPS
  17. 17.🤖 Fact or myth? If a video shows someone saying something shocking, check trusted news first. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  18. 18.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has many emojis (b) it went viral (c) counting the likes (d) finding other sites
  19. 19.📰 A real check or not a real check: counting the likes? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the full story (b) a friend forwarded it (c) a long forward chain (d) it feels true
  21. 21.🤖 Fact or myth? Strange blinking, blurry edges or odd lighting can be clues. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking for the author (b) asking a teacher (c) it has many emojis (d) checking the numbers
  23. 23.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  24. 24.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  25. 25.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) believe it (b) check trusted sites (c) share it fast (d) forward to all
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fact-check website (b) counting the likes (c) finding other sites (d) asking a teacher
  27. 27.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the emojis (b) the colour (c) the likes (d) the date
  28. 28.True or false: “checking the source” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it went viral (b) looking for the author (c) finding other sites (d) reading the full story
  30. 30.📰 A real check or not a real check: it went viral? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  31. 31.True or false: “reading the full story” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  33. 33.True or false: “a fact-check website” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it went viral (b) checking the photo date (c) reading the full story (d) looking for the author
  35. 35.True or false: “it has a photo” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “reading the full story” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) a friend forwarded it (c) it went viral (d) checking the date
  38. 38.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) reading the full story (c) it has a photo (d) checking the source
  39. 39.🤖 Fact or myth? Sharing a fake video is harmless if it is funny. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  40. 40.True or false: “it went viral” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a myth
  2. checking the date
  3. it has a photo
  4. a good check
  5. a good check
  6. True
  7. not a real check
  8. a good check
  9. checking the photo date
  10. a fact
  11. a computer-made fake
  12. a myth
  13. a friend forwarded it
  14. a good check
  15. reading the full story
  16. looking for the author
  17. a fact
  18. finding other sites
  19. not a real check
  20. reading the full story
  21. a fact
  22. it has many emojis
  23. not a real check
  24. a myth
  25. check trusted sites
  26. counting the likes
  27. the date
  28. True
  29. it went viral
  30. not a real check
  31. True
  32. a good check
  33. False
  34. it went viral
  35. False
  36. False
  37. checking the date
  38. it has a photo
  39. a myth
  40. True

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