Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 832 · 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.🤖 Fact or myth? Strange blinking, blurry edges or odd lighting can be clues. (a) a myth (b) a fact
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) it went viral (c) asking a teacher (d) counting the likes
3. 3.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) a friend forwarded it (c) a scary headline (d) checking the photo date
4. 4.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
5. 5.True or false: “reading the full story” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “it has a photo” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) asking a teacher (c) checking the photo date (d) a fact-check website
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a scary headline (b) counting the likes (c) it went viral (d) checking the date
9. 9.True or false: “a fact-check website” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
11. 11.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
12. 12.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a fact (b) a myth
13. 13.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the likes (b) the colour (c) the emojis (d) the date
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long forward chain (b) reading the full story (c) checking the date (d) checking the numbers
15. 15.📰 A real check or not a real check: it is in ALL CAPS? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
16. 16.True or false: “asking a teacher” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) checking the date (c) checking the numbers (d) looking for the author
18. 18.🤖 Fact or myth? Sharing a fake video is harmless if it is funny. (a) a myth (b) a fact
19. 19.True or false: “looking for the author” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finding other sites (b) checking the source (c) a friend forwarded it (d) checking the date
21. 21.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) checking the date (c) it feels true (d) checking the numbers
22. 22.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) reading the full story (c) a scary headline (d) checking the photo date
23. 23.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has a photo (b) it has many emojis (c) looking for the author (d) it went viral
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finding other sites (b) checking the source (c) checking the date (d) it says SHARE NOW
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) checking the numbers (c) a scary headline (d) checking the photo date
26. 26.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) it has many emojis (c) reading the full story (d) it is in ALL CAPS
27. 27.True or false: “checking the source” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has many emojis (b) counting the likes (c) a scary headline (d) checking the source
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finding other sites (b) counting the likes (c) it has a photo (d) it has many emojis
30. 30.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the photo date (b) looking for the author (c) it has many emojis (d) checking the source
31. 31.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) checking the numbers (c) finding other sites (d) checking the date
32. 32.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
33. 33.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) counting the likes (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) it went viral
34. 34.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a myth (b) a fact
35. 35.True or false: “looking for the author” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🤖 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
37. 37.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) checking the numbers (c) a friend forwarded it (d) it is in ALL CAPS
38. 38.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) looking for the author (c) checking the photo date (d) it went viral
39. 39.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) share it fast (b) forward to all (c) believe it (d) check trusted sites
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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