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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 84 · 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.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  2. 2.🎙️ A voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) share the OTP (c) check with family first (d) reply with your PIN
  3. 3.True or false: “checking the photo date” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🤖 Fact or myth? Only film studios can make fake videos. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  5. 5.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  6. 6.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a deep-sea video (b) a camera filter only (c) a computer-made fake (d) a type of virus
  7. 7.True or false: “looking for the author” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📰 A real check or not a real check: it is in ALL CAPS? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) checking the date (c) a fact-check website (d) it says SHARE NOW
  10. 10.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has many emojis (b) checking the photo date (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) it has a photo
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) looking for the author (d) asking a teacher
  12. 12.True or false: “it went viral” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) checking the date (c) a long forward chain (d) a fact-check website
  14. 14.🤖 Fact or myth? Sharing a fake video is harmless if it is funny. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  15. 15.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) believe it (b) check trusted sites (c) forward to all (d) share it fast
  16. 16.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  17. 17.🤖 Fact or myth? Strange blinking, blurry edges or odd lighting can be clues. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  18. 18.📰 A real check or not a real check: it went viral? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  19. 19.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the emojis (b) the date (c) the colour (d) the likes
  20. 20.🤖 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
  21. 21.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) checking the date (c) it has a photo (d) a scary headline
  22. 22.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fact-check website (b) reading the full story (c) it has many emojis (d) checking the source
  24. 24.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) it has many emojis (c) checking the source (d) checking the numbers
  25. 25.🤖 Fact or myth? If a video shows someone saying something shocking, check trusted news first. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  26. 26.True or false: “asking a teacher” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) a long forward chain (c) it went viral (d) checking the source
  28. 28.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  29. 29.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) don’t forward it (b) forward to 10 (c) forward to 20 (d) post it everywhere
  30. 30.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the numbers (b) asking a teacher (c) checking the photo date (d) it has a photo
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) looking for the author (d) it has a photo
  33. 33.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) finding other sites (c) asking a teacher (d) counting the likes
  34. 34.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  35. 35.📰 A real check or not a real check: it feels true? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the photo date (b) it has many emojis (c) it has a photo (d) it is in ALL CAPS
  37. 37.🤖 Fact or myth? If it is a video, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  38. 38.True or false: “reading the full story” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  40. 40.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) checking the numbers (c) it has a photo (d) a fact-check website

Answer key

  1. a fact
  2. check with family first
  3. False
  4. a myth
  5. not a real check
  6. a computer-made fake
  7. True
  8. not a real check
  9. it says SHARE NOW
  10. checking the photo date
  11. it is in ALL CAPS
  12. True
  13. a long forward chain
  14. a myth
  15. check trusted sites
  16. a myth
  17. a fact
  18. not a real check
  19. the date
  20. a fact
  21. checking the date
  22. a good check
  23. it has many emojis
  24. it has many emojis
  25. a fact
  26. False
  27. checking the source
  28. a good check
  29. don’t forward it
  30. a fact
  31. it has a photo
  32. looking for the author
  33. counting the likes
  34. a good check
  35. not a real check
  36. checking the photo date
  37. a myth
  38. False
  39. a myth
  40. it has a photo

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