Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 866 · 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.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) believe it (b) share it fast (c) check trusted sites (d) forward to all
3. 3.📰 A real check or not a real check: it says SHARE NOW? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
4. 4.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) checking the date (c) counting the likes (d) a scary headline
5. 5.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has many emojis (b) it went viral (c) checking the photo date (d) it feels true
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the photo date (b) checking the date (c) checking the numbers (d) a friend forwarded it
7. 7.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
8. 8.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the emojis (b) the colour (c) the date (d) the likes
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long forward chain (b) looking for the author (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) counting the likes
10. 10.True or false: “checking the date” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has a photo (b) a scary headline (c) a fact-check website (d) it is in ALL CAPS
12. 12.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a myth (b) a fact
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) it says SHARE NOW (c) checking the date (d) a long forward chain
15. 15.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a deep-sea video (b) a camera filter only (c) a type of virus (d) a computer-made fake
16. 16.True or false: “it has many emojis” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📰 A real check or not a real check: a fact-check website? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
18. 18.🎙️ A voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) reply with your PIN (b) check with family first (c) send money now (d) share the OTP
19. 19.🤖 Fact or myth? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a myth (b) a fact
20. 20.🤖 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
21. 21.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it has a photo (b) checking the date (c) finding other sites (d) checking the photo date
22. 22.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) finding other sites (c) counting the likes (d) checking the photo date
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the photo date (b) checking the date (c) finding other sites (d) it has many emojis
24. 24.🤖 Fact or myth? Sharing a fake video is harmless if it is funny. (a) a myth (b) a fact
25. 25.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) a long forward chain
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) counting the likes (c) it has a photo (d) checking the source
27. 27.True or false: “checking the source” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
29. 29.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) reading the full story (b) looking for the author (c) finding other sites (d) a friend forwarded it
30. 30.True or false: “looking for the author” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a myth (b) a fact
32. 32.True or false: “it feels true” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🤖 Fact or myth? If a video shows someone saying something shocking, check trusted news first. (a) a myth (b) a fact
34. 34.True or false: “reading the full story” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it went viral (b) reading the full story (c) checking the numbers (d) looking for the author
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a teacher (b) looking for the author (c) checking the source (d) a long forward chain
37. 37.True or false: “checking the photo date” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🤖 Fact or myth? Only film studios can make fake videos. (a) a fact (b) a myth
39. 39.True or false: “asking a teacher” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a teacher (b) reading the full story (c) checking the numbers (d) it has a photo

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