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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 875 · 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.True or false: “a long forward chain” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “a fact-check website” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it went viral (b) checking the date (c) a scary headline (d) counting the likes
  4. 4.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) looking for the author (c) it has many emojis (d) reading the full story
  5. 5.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the photo date? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  6. 6.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  7. 7.🤖 Fact or myth? Only film studios can make fake videos. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  8. 8.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) it feels true (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) asking a teacher
  9. 9.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the colour (b) the likes (c) the date (d) the emojis
  10. 10.📰 A real check or not a real check: a friend forwarded it? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  11. 11.True or false: “it feels true” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) checking the date (c) it went viral (d) a long forward chain
  13. 13.🤖 Fact or myth? If a video shows someone saying something shocking, check trusted news first. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  14. 14.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  15. 15.True or false: “checking the photo date” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  17. 17.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) a fact-check website (c) asking a teacher (d) it is in ALL CAPS
  18. 18.True or false: “a scary headline” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🤖 Fact or myth? Strange blinking, blurry edges or odd lighting can be clues. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  20. 20.True or false: “it has many emojis” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has a photo? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) checking the date (c) a scary headline (d) asking a teacher
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) counting the likes (b) a scary headline (c) it feels true (d) checking the numbers
  24. 24.True or false: “reading the full story” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) checking the date (c) a fact-check website (d) checking the numbers
  26. 26.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a type of virus (b) a camera filter only (c) a deep-sea video (d) a computer-made fake
  27. 27.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the photo date (b) checking the date (c) it went viral (d) reading the full story
  28. 28.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) forward to 20 (b) don’t forward it (c) post it everywhere (d) forward to 10
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it went viral (b) asking a teacher (c) it has many emojis (d) it says SHARE NOW
  30. 30.True or false: “checking the date” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  32. 32.True or false: “checking the numbers” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a teacher (b) reading the full story (c) checking the date (d) a long forward chain
  34. 34.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has a photo (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) it went viral (d) checking the photo date
  35. 35.True or false: “reading the full story” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “finding other sites” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) a long forward chain (c) it has many emojis (d) checking the numbers
  38. 38.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  39. 39.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  40. 40.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) reading the full story (b) a scary headline (c) looking for the author (d) checking the photo date

Answer key

  1. False
  2. False
  3. checking the date
  4. it has many emojis
  5. a good check
  6. a good check
  7. a myth
  8. asking a teacher
  9. the date
  10. not a real check
  11. True
  12. checking the date
  13. a fact
  14. not a real check
  15. True
  16. a myth
  17. it is in ALL CAPS
  18. False
  19. a fact
  20. False
  21. not a real check
  22. a scary headline
  23. checking the numbers
  24. True
  25. a friend forwarded it
  26. a computer-made fake
  27. it went viral
  28. don’t forward it
  29. asking a teacher
  30. True
  31. a good check
  32. False
  33. a long forward chain
  34. checking the photo date
  35. False
  36. True
  37. checking the numbers
  38. a fact
  39. a good check
  40. a scary headline

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