Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 816 · 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 a photo (c) a long forward chain (d) checking the numbers
2. 2.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) checking the source (c) counting the likes (d) finding other sites
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: checking the photo date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
5. 5.True or false: “checking the date” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “reading the full story” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📰 A real check or not a real check: it went viral? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
8. 8.📰 A real check or not a real check: looking for the author? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
9. 9.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) asking a teacher (c) reading the full story (d) a long forward chain
10. 10.True or false: “it says SHARE NOW” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) it feels true (c) it has a photo (d) checking the numbers
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has a photo (b) a friend forwarded it (c) reading the full story (d) it has many emojis
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) it feels true (c) it went viral (d) checking the date
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a teacher (b) it has many emojis (c) a fact-check website (d) checking the numbers
15. 15.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a deep-sea video (b) a type of virus (c) a computer-made fake (d) a camera filter only
16. 16.True or false: “finding other sites” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has many emojis (b) checking the date (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) it says SHARE NOW
18. 18.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has many emojis (b) a long forward chain (c) it went viral (d) checking the photo date
19. 19.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a fact (b) a myth
20. 20.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) finding other sites (c) it feels true (d) it says SHARE NOW
21. 21.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the source? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
22. 22.📰 A real check or not a real check: a friend forwarded it? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
23. 23.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) it has many emojis (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) asking a teacher
24. 24.True or false: “a fact-check website” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) checking the date (c) checking the numbers (d) it went viral
26. 26.True or false: “looking for the author” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) forward to all (b) check trusted sites (c) share it fast (d) believe it
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking for the author (b) finding other sites (c) a scary headline (d) checking the photo date
29. 29.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
30. 30.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) don’t forward it (b) post it everywhere (c) forward to 20 (d) forward to 10
31. 31.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) reading the full story (c) it has a photo (d) it has many emojis
32. 32.True or false: “asking a teacher” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a fact (b) a myth
34. 34.True or false: “counting the likes” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “checking the date” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📅 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
37. 37.🤖 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
38. 38.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) looking for the author (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) a friend forwarded it
39. 39.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) a scary headline (c) it has a photo (d) a fact-check website
40. 40.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) a fact-check website (c) it feels true (d) reading the full story

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