Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 791 · 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.True or false: “a friend forwarded it” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📰 A real check or not a real check: a friend forwarded it? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
3. 3.📰 A real check or not a real check: it went viral? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
4. 4.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the source? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
5. 5.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) it has a photo (c) it went viral (d) a fact-check website
6. 6.📰 A real check or not a real check: looking for the author? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
7. 7.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
8. 8.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a myth (b) a fact
9. 9.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) checking the numbers (c) checking the source (d) it feels true
10. 10.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the photo date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
11. 11.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) reading the full story (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) a long forward chain
12. 12.📰 A real check or not a real check: it feels true? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
13. 13.🤖 Fact or myth? Strange blinking, blurry edges or odd lighting can be clues. (a) a myth (b) a fact
14. 14.📰 A real check or not a real check: a long forward chain? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
15. 15.True or false: “reading the full story” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) it has many emojis (c) checking the date (d) asking a teacher
17. 17.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fact-check website (b) it feels true (c) it went viral (d) it is in ALL CAPS
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has many emojis (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) checking the source (d) a long forward chain
20. 20.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) share it fast (b) forward to all (c) check trusted sites (d) believe it
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a scary headline (b) reading the full story (c) counting the likes (d) it went viral
22. 22.True or false: “it went viral” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📰 A real check or not a real check: it says SHARE NOW? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
24. 24.🤖 Fact or myth? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a fact (b) a myth
25. 25.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has many emojis (b) asking a teacher (c) counting the likes (d) it went viral
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking for the author (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) a scary headline
27. 27.📅 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
28. 28.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) checking the photo date (c) looking for the author (d) a scary headline
29. 29.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) it has a photo (c) checking the numbers (d) checking the photo date
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) counting the likes (b) a long forward chain (c) it has many emojis (d) checking the date
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the date (b) checking the numbers (c) a friend forwarded it (d) checking the source
32. 32.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
33. 33.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a myth (b) a fact
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a teacher (b) checking the photo date (c) it went viral (d) finding other sites
35. 35.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it went viral (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) checking the date (d) a friend forwarded it
36. 36.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
37. 37.True or false: “it says SHARE NOW” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a myth (b) a fact
39. 39.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) it has many emojis (c) it went viral (d) checking the numbers
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a scary headline (b) it went viral (c) it feels true (d) finding other sites

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