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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 742 · 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: a fact-check website? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  2. 2.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  3. 3.🤖 Fact or myth? Sharing a fake video is harmless if it is funny. (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) reading the full story (d) a scary headline
  5. 5.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the emojis (b) the date (c) the likes (d) the colour
  6. 6.🤖 Fact or myth? If a video shows someone saying something shocking, check trusted news first. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  7. 7.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it has a photo (b) a fact-check website (c) looking for the author (d) asking a teacher
  8. 8.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) reading the full story (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) checking the date (d) checking the source
  9. 9.📰 A real check or not a real check: counting the likes? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  10. 10.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) checking the date (c) a fact-check website (d) a friend forwarded it
  11. 11.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) asking a teacher (c) a long forward chain (d) finding other sites
  12. 12.True or false: “a friend forwarded it” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fact-check website (b) looking for the author (c) a friend forwarded it (d) asking a teacher
  14. 14.True or false: “it went viral” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) a scary headline (c) it has many emojis (d) it went viral
  16. 16.True or false: “checking the date” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) looking for the author (c) a friend forwarded it (d) counting the likes
  18. 18.True or false: “checking the numbers” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📰 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
  20. 20.🤖 Fact or myth? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  21. 21.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  22. 22.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it has many emojis (b) reading the full story (c) checking the numbers (d) checking the date
  23. 23.True or false: “checking the photo date” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “checking the source” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) it has many emojis (c) it feels true (d) looking for the author
  26. 26.🤖 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
  27. 27.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) asking a teacher (b) a scary headline (c) checking the photo date (d) checking the date
  28. 28.True or false: “a long forward chain” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  30. 30.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the photo date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  31. 31.True or false: “it has many emojis” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) counting the likes (c) reading the full story (d) checking the numbers
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a teacher (b) checking the photo date (c) a scary headline (d) checking the date
  34. 34.True or false: “counting the likes” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “a fact-check website” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “it feels true” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📰 A real check or not a real check: it says SHARE NOW? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  38. 38.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  39. 39.📰 A real check or not a real check: it is in ALL CAPS? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  40. 40.True or false: “reading the full story” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a good check
  2. a myth
  3. a myth
  4. reading the full story
  5. the date
  6. a fact
  7. it has a photo
  8. it is in ALL CAPS
  9. not a real check
  10. a friend forwarded it
  11. a long forward chain
  12. False
  13. a friend forwarded it
  14. False
  15. checking the source
  16. True
  17. looking for the author
  18. True
  19. check trusted sites
  20. a myth
  21. a good check
  22. it has many emojis
  23. False
  24. True
  25. looking for the author
  26. a fact
  27. a scary headline
  28. True
  29. a fact
  30. a good check
  31. True
  32. counting the likes
  33. a scary headline
  34. True
  35. True
  36. False
  37. not a real check
  38. a good check
  39. not a real check
  40. True

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