Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 820 · 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.📰 A real check or not a real check: counting the likes? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
2. 2.🤖 Fact or myth? If a video shows someone saying something shocking, check trusted news first. (a) a fact (b) a myth
3. 3.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) a friend forwarded it (c) asking a teacher (d) finding other sites
4. 4.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) a scary headline (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) it has a photo
5. 5.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) checking the source (c) checking the numbers (d) reading the full story
6. 6.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
7. 7.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) it went viral (c) a scary headline (d) a fact-check website
8. 8.🔁 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
9. 9.📰 A real check or not a real check: a friend forwarded it? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
10. 10.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) a scary headline (c) checking the date (d) it is in ALL CAPS
11. 11.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
12. 12.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a fact (b) a myth
13. 13.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a fact (b) a myth
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a scary headline (b) checking the date (c) checking the source (d) finding other sites
15. 15.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fact-check website (b) reading the full story (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) checking the source
17. 17.🎙️ A voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) share the OTP (b) send money now (c) check with family first (d) reply with your PIN
18. 18.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) reading the full story (b) a friend forwarded it (c) it went viral (d) a scary headline
19. 19.📰 A real check or not a real check: looking for the author? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
20. 20.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) checking the photo date (b) it feels true (c) a scary headline (d) it says SHARE NOW
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) asking a teacher (c) checking the date (d) checking the photo date
22. 22.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) asking a teacher (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) counting the likes (d) it has a photo
23. 23.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
24. 24.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a myth (b) a fact
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it went viral (b) a scary headline (c) checking the date (d) counting the likes
26. 26.📰 A real check or not a real check: it feels true? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
27. 27.True or false: “checking the photo date” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🤖 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
29. 29.True or false: “counting the likes” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a fact (b) a myth
31. 31.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
32. 32.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) reading the full story (b) checking the date (c) it went viral (d) finding other sites
33. 33.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it went viral (b) finding other sites (c) it has many emojis (d) a scary headline
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the photo date (b) looking for the author (c) a long forward chain (d) finding other sites
35. 35.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) reading the full story (c) looking for the author (d) it feels true
36. 36.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a type of virus (b) a deep-sea video (c) a camera filter only (d) a computer-made fake
37. 37.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the likes (b) the date (c) the colour (d) the emojis
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the full story (b) a long forward chain (c) it went viral (d) it says SHARE NOW
39. 39.True or false: “a friend forwarded it” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the photo date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check

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