Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 859 · 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.True or false: “checking the photo date” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it feels true (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) a friend forwarded it (d) looking for the author
3. 3.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
4. 4.🤖 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the photo date (b) looking for the author (c) it feels true (d) checking the source
6. 6.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the source? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
7. 7.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) believe it (b) forward to all (c) check trusted sites (d) share it fast
8. 8.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a myth (b) a fact
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it went viral (b) looking for the author (c) a fact-check website (d) checking the date
10. 10.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a myth (b) a fact
11. 11.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a fact (b) a myth
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the full story (b) finding other sites (c) it has a photo (d) checking the photo date
13. 13.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finding other sites (b) a scary headline (c) reading the full story (d) asking a teacher
15. 15.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the photo date (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) checking the date (d) finding other sites
16. 16.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the colour (b) the emojis (c) the likes (d) the date
17. 17.True or false: “asking a teacher” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “it says SHARE NOW” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “checking the source” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) looking for the author (c) checking the source (d) checking the numbers
21. 21.📰 A real check or not a real check: it is in ALL CAPS? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
22. 22.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) reading the full story (b) finding other sites (c) checking the date (d) it went viral
23. 23.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has a photo? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the full story (b) looking for the author (c) a fact-check website (d) a friend forwarded it
25. 25.📰 A real check or not a real check: a long forward chain? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
26. 26.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a fact (b) a myth
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking for the author (b) reading the full story (c) checking the photo date (d) counting the likes
28. 28.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has a photo (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) reading the full story (d) counting the likes
29. 29.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has a photo (b) it feels true (c) a fact-check website (d) it has many emojis
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fact-check website (b) a long forward chain (c) finding other sites (d) looking for the author
31. 31.True or false: “it feels true” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the date (b) it feels true (c) a scary headline (d) a long forward chain
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has a photo (b) a friend forwarded it (c) it went viral (d) asking a teacher
34. 34.📰 A real check or not a real check: it says SHARE NOW? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
35. 35.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has many emojis (b) a long forward chain (c) counting the likes (d) asking a teacher
36. 36.🤖 Fact or myth? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a myth (b) a fact
37. 37.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) post it everywhere (b) don’t forward it (c) forward to 10 (d) forward to 20
38. 38.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
39. 39.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) it went viral (c) counting the likes (d) it is in ALL CAPS
40. 40.📰 A real check or not a real check: a fact-check website? (a) a good check (b) not a real check

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