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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 82 · 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.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) forward to 10 (b) post it everywhere (c) forward to 20 (d) don’t forward it
  2. 2.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) forward to all (b) share it fast (c) believe it (d) check trusted sites
  3. 3.📰 A real check or not a real check: a friend forwarded it? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  4. 4.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it feels true (b) checking the numbers (c) it went viral (d) a long forward chain
  6. 6.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) a long forward chain (c) checking the photo date (d) it has many emojis
  7. 7.📰 A real check or not a real check: it feels true? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) counting the likes (c) it went viral (d) asking a teacher
  9. 9.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  10. 10.📰 A real check or not a real check: a fact-check website? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  11. 11.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) a fact-check website (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) it has many emojis
  12. 12.🤖 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
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a scary headline (b) reading the full story (c) it feels true (d) it went viral
  14. 14.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  15. 15.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  16. 16.🤖 Fact or myth? If a video shows someone saying something shocking, check trusted news first. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  17. 17.True or false: “a fact-check website” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) counting the likes (b) checking the date (c) a long forward chain (d) a scary headline
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking for the author (b) checking the source (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) a fact-check website
  20. 20.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has a photo? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  21. 21.True or false: “a long forward chain” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🤖 Fact or myth? If it is a video, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  23. 23.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has many emojis (b) it feels true (c) finding other sites (d) it is in ALL CAPS
  24. 24.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) reading the full story (c) a scary headline (d) it went viral
  25. 25.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  26. 26.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the photo date? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  27. 27.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) a scary headline (c) reading the full story (d) asking a teacher
  28. 28.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) a fact-check website (c) reading the full story (d) it feels true
  29. 29.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) looking for the author (c) it has a photo (d) it feels true
  30. 30.🤖 Fact or myth? Strange blinking, blurry edges or odd lighting can be clues. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  31. 31.True or false: “checking the photo date” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the likes (b) the colour (c) the date (d) the emojis
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has a photo (b) checking the numbers (c) finding other sites (d) asking a teacher
  34. 34.True or false: “a scary headline” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “reading the full story” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “checking the numbers” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “it is in ALL CAPS” 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 fact (b) a myth
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the date (b) finding other sites (c) checking the source (d) it is in ALL CAPS
  40. 40.True or false: “asking a teacher” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. don’t forward it
  2. check trusted sites
  3. not a real check
  4. a good check
  5. checking the numbers
  6. checking the photo date
  7. not a real check
  8. asking a teacher
  9. a good check
  10. a good check
  11. a fact-check website
  12. a fact
  13. reading the full story
  14. a good check
  15. a myth
  16. a fact
  17. True
  18. checking the date
  19. it says SHARE NOW
  20. not a real check
  21. False
  22. a myth
  23. finding other sites
  24. reading the full story
  25. a good check
  26. a good check
  27. a scary headline
  28. it feels true
  29. looking for the author
  30. a fact
  31. False
  32. the date
  33. it has a photo
  34. True
  35. False
  36. True
  37. False
  38. a fact
  39. it is in ALL CAPS
  40. False

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