Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 741 · 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) counting the likes (b) it has many emojis (c) finding other sites (d) a long forward chain
2. 2.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a type of virus (b) a camera filter only (c) a computer-made fake (d) a deep-sea video
3. 3.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has a photo? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) looking for the author (c) finding other sites (d) checking the numbers
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the date (b) it has many emojis (c) it feels true (d) counting the likes
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the date (b) asking a teacher (c) checking the source (d) a scary headline
7. 7.🤖 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
8. 8.📰 A real check or not a real check: a long forward chain? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
9. 9.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a fact (b) a myth
10. 10.🎙️ A voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) reply with your PIN (b) send money now (c) share the OTP (d) check with family first
11. 11.True or false: “asking a teacher” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
13. 13.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) checking the source (c) looking for the author (d) a long forward chain
14. 14.True or false: “finding other sites” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it feels true (b) it has a photo (c) it went viral (d) checking the date
16. 16.True or false: “a friend forwarded it” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has a photo (b) it feels true (c) a fact-check website (d) a long forward chain
18. 18.📰 A real check or not a real check: it says SHARE NOW? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
19. 19.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) share it fast (b) check trusted sites (c) forward to all (d) believe it
20. 20.True or false: “reading the full story” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the photo date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) checking the numbers (c) checking the photo date (d) it has a photo
23. 23.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) checking the numbers (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) it feels true
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) counting the likes (b) a long forward chain (c) finding other sites (d) it has many emojis
25. 25.True or false: “a fact-check website” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “looking for the author” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🤖 Fact or myth? If it is a video, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
28. 28.True or false: “checking the date” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) it feels true (c) a friend forwarded it (d) checking the photo date
30. 30.📅 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
31. 31.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) asking a teacher (b) finding other sites (c) a scary headline (d) reading the full story
32. 32.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) counting the likes (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) it has a photo
33. 33.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has many emojis (b) looking for the author (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) counting the likes
34. 34.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) reading the full story (c) counting the likes (d) it has a photo
35. 35.True or false: “finding other sites” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a myth (b) a fact
37. 37.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
38. 38.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a fact (b) a myth
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 scary headline” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False

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