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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 760 · 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 voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) share the OTP (b) check with family first (c) send money now (d) reply with your PIN
  2. 2.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  3. 3.True or false: “checking the date” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “it is in ALL CAPS” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🤖 Fact or myth? Sharing a fake video is harmless if it is funny. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  6. 6.True or false: “it has many emojis” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🤖 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
  8. 8.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) it has a photo (c) counting the likes (d) it went viral
  9. 9.True or false: “looking for the author” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  11. 11.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) a scary headline (c) finding other sites (d) checking the numbers
  12. 12.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) checking the numbers (c) reading the full story (d) it has a photo
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fact-check website (b) counting the likes (c) a long forward chain (d) a friend forwarded it
  14. 14.True or false: “a long forward chain” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🤖 Fact or myth? Strange blinking, blurry edges or odd lighting can be clues. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  16. 16.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) checking the source (c) reading the full story (d) it is in ALL CAPS
  17. 17.True or false: “a friend forwarded it” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the date (b) asking a teacher (c) a fact-check website (d) it is in ALL CAPS
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the numbers (b) a friend forwarded it (c) it went viral (d) it is in ALL CAPS
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking for the author (b) reading the full story (c) checking the numbers (d) counting the likes
  21. 21.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  22. 22.🤖 Fact or myth? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  23. 23.📰 A real check or not a real check: a fact-check website? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long forward chain (b) checking the date (c) it went viral (d) a scary headline
  25. 25.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  26. 26.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) it feels true (c) checking the date (d) reading the full story
  27. 27.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) post it everywhere (b) don’t forward it (c) forward to 10 (d) forward to 20
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fact-check website (b) it feels true (c) finding other sites (d) checking the date
  29. 29.True or false: “a friend forwarded it” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “it is in ALL CAPS” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it feels true (b) a long forward chain (c) counting the likes (d) checking the date
  32. 32.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  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: “checking the numbers” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the photo date? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  36. 36.📰 A real check or not a real check: counting the likes? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  37. 37.📰 A real check or not a real check: it is in ALL CAPS? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  38. 38.🤖 Fact or myth? If it is a video, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  39. 39.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a deep-sea video (b) a computer-made fake (c) a camera filter only (d) a type of virus
  40. 40.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) asking a teacher (b) it went viral (c) checking the date (d) checking the numbers

Answer key

  1. check with family first
  2. a good check
  3. False
  4. True
  5. a myth
  6. False
  7. a fact
  8. a fact-check website
  9. True
  10. a good check
  11. a scary headline
  12. it has a photo
  13. a fact-check website
  14. True
  15. a fact
  16. it is in ALL CAPS
  17. False
  18. it is in ALL CAPS
  19. checking the numbers
  20. counting the likes
  21. a good check
  22. a myth
  23. a good check
  24. checking the date
  25. a good check
  26. it feels true
  27. don’t forward it
  28. it feels true
  29. True
  30. False
  31. checking the date
  32. a fact
  33. not a real check
  34. True
  35. a good check
  36. not a real check
  37. not a real check
  38. a myth
  39. a computer-made fake
  40. it went viral

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