Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 808 · 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) a scary headline (b) it has many emojis (c) checking the source (d) a friend forwarded it
2. 2.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) looking for the author (c) checking the photo date (d) a friend forwarded it
3. 3.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) checking the photo date (c) finding other sites (d) counting the likes
4. 4.True or false: “a long forward chain” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
6. 6.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) forward to 10 (b) forward to 20 (c) don’t forward it (d) post it everywhere
7. 7.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has a photo? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
8. 8.True or false: “reading the full story” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) a scary headline (c) counting the likes (d) asking a teacher
10. 10.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it feels true (b) a scary headline (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) checking the photo date
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) a scary headline (c) looking for the author (d) it feels true
12. 12.True or false: “it went viral” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it feels true (b) checking the date (c) a friend forwarded it (d) it says SHARE NOW
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it went viral (b) looking for the author (c) checking the photo date (d) finding other sites
15. 15.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it went viral (b) a friend forwarded it (c) looking for the author (d) a long forward chain
16. 16.🎙️ A voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) check with family first (b) send money now (c) reply with your PIN (d) share the OTP
17. 17.True or false: “a friend forwarded it” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finding other sites (b) looking for the author (c) checking the source (d) a scary headline
20. 20.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the emojis (b) the likes (c) the date (d) the colour
21. 21.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) reading the full story (c) asking a teacher (d) checking the source
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long forward chain (b) it went viral (c) a scary headline (d) a fact-check website
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) checking the date (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) counting the likes
24. 24.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the source? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
25. 25.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) looking for the author (c) reading the full story (d) it feels true
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the photo date (b) checking the date (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) checking the source
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fact-check website (b) checking the source (c) checking the numbers (d) it feels true
28. 28.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the photo date (b) a scary headline (c) reading the full story (d) checking the source
29. 29.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the full story (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) it has a photo
31. 31.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a fact (b) a myth
32. 32.🤖 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
33. 33.📰 A real check or not a real check: a friend forwarded it? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
34. 34.True or false: “checking the numbers” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “looking for the author” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🤖 Fact or myth? If it is a video, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
37. 37.📰 A real check or not a real check: it went viral? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
38. 38.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it has many emojis (b) asking a teacher (c) looking for the author (d) checking the source
39. 39.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a camera filter only (b) a computer-made fake (c) a type of virus (d) a deep-sea video
40. 40.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) believe it (b) share it fast (c) check trusted sites (d) forward to all

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