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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 767 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the date (b) it feels true (c) a fact-check website (d) checking the photo date
  2. 2.🤖 Fact or myth? Strange blinking, blurry edges or odd lighting can be clues. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  3. 3.📰 A real check or not a real check: it feels true? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  4. 4.📰 A real check or not a real check: a fact-check website? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  5. 5.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  6. 6.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  7. 7.🎙️ A voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) reply with your PIN (c) share the OTP (d) check with family first
  8. 8.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) finding other sites (c) asking a teacher (d) counting the likes
  9. 9.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the photo date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  10. 10.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  11. 11.True or false: “a fact-check website” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  13. 13.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the photo date (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) checking the date (d) checking the source
  14. 14.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) check trusted sites (b) forward to all (c) share it fast (d) believe it
  15. 15.True or false: “looking for the author” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) a friend forwarded it (c) it went viral (d) checking the date
  17. 17.True or false: “checking the source” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “a friend forwarded it” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) it has many emojis (c) checking the date (d) a fact-check website
  20. 20.True or false: “it has a photo” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a type of virus (b) a deep-sea video (c) a camera filter only (d) a computer-made fake
  22. 22.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has a photo? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  23. 23.True or false: “it has many emojis” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) checking the photo date (c) a scary headline (d) a long forward chain
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) it went viral (c) looking for the author (d) a long forward chain
  26. 26.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the colour (b) the date (c) the likes (d) the emojis
  27. 27.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) counting the likes (c) it has many emojis (d) looking for the author
  28. 28.🤖 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
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it went viral (b) checking the source (c) asking a teacher (d) finding other sites
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) counting the likes (b) checking the numbers (c) it feels true (d) a friend forwarded it
  31. 31.True or false: “checking the source” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “reading the full story” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📰 A real check or not a real check: it says SHARE NOW? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  34. 34.🤖 Fact or myth? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  35. 35.🤖 Fact or myth? If it is a video, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the date (b) checking the source (c) asking a teacher (d) it says SHARE NOW
  37. 37.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a scary headline (b) reading the full story (c) a fact-check website (d) checking the numbers
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finding other sites (b) a long forward chain (c) checking the source (d) asking a teacher
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finding other sites (b) it feels true (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) counting the likes

Answer key

  1. it feels true
  2. a fact
  3. not a real check
  4. a good check
  5. not a real check
  6. a good check
  7. check with family first
  8. counting the likes
  9. a good check
  10. a fact
  11. True
  12. a myth
  13. it says SHARE NOW
  14. check trusted sites
  15. True
  16. checking the date
  17. False
  18. False
  19. it has many emojis
  20. True
  21. a computer-made fake
  22. not a real check
  23. False
  24. checking the photo date
  25. looking for the author
  26. the date
  27. looking for the author
  28. a fact
  29. it went viral
  30. checking the numbers
  31. True
  32. False
  33. not a real check
  34. a myth
  35. a myth
  36. it says SHARE NOW
  37. a fact
  38. a scary headline
  39. a long forward chain
  40. finding other sites

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