Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 790 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) it went viral (b) finding other sites (c) checking the source (d) checking the date
2. 2.📰 A real check or not a real check: it went viral? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking for the author (b) checking the date (c) counting the likes (d) checking the photo date
4. 4.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) it has a photo (d) it feels true
5. 5.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) post it everywhere (b) forward to 10 (c) don’t forward it (d) forward to 20
6. 6.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the source? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
7. 7.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) checking the date (c) a scary headline (d) checking the source
8. 8.🤖 Fact or myth? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a fact (b) a myth
9. 9.🎙️ A voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) check with family first (b) reply with your PIN (c) send money now (d) share the OTP
10. 10.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) reading the full story (b) a long forward chain (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) it has many emojis
11. 11.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the date (b) the colour (c) the emojis (d) the likes
12. 12.True or false: “looking for the author” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) asking a teacher (b) it went viral (c) a fact-check website (d) checking the source
14. 14.True or false: “checking the date” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a fact (b) a myth
16. 16.True or false: “it says SHARE NOW” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) reading the full story (b) checking the source (c) a friend forwarded it (d) asking a teacher
18. 18.True or false: “checking the source” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a fact (b) a myth
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) reading the full story (c) a long forward chain (d) a friend forwarded it
21. 21.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a myth (b) a fact
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long forward chain (b) a scary headline (c) counting the likes (d) checking the source
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has many emojis (b) finding other sites (c) checking the source (d) checking the numbers
24. 24.True or false: “it went viral” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has a photo (b) checking the numbers (c) it went viral (d) a long forward chain
26. 26.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it went viral (b) finding other sites (c) it feels true (d) it is in ALL CAPS
27. 27.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) it has many emojis (c) counting the likes (d) asking a teacher
28. 28.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) it went viral (c) a long forward chain (d) checking the numbers
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) a fact-check website (c) a scary headline (d) reading the full story
30. 30.🤖 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
31. 31.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
32. 32.True or false: “counting the likes” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
34. 34.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a myth (b) a fact
35. 35.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has a photo? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a scary headline (b) it feels true (c) a friend forwarded it (d) checking the photo date
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has a photo (b) counting the likes (c) it feels true (d) finding other sites
38. 38.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) share it fast (b) forward to all (c) believe it (d) check trusted sites
39. 39.True or false: “reading the full story” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📰 A real check or not a real check: counting the likes? (a) a good check (b) not a real check

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