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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 881 · 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.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) checking the photo date (c) checking the source (d) asking a teacher
  2. 2.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the photo date (b) checking the source (c) checking the date (d) it went viral
  3. 3.🤖 Fact or myth? Sharing a fake video is harmless if it is funny. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  4. 4.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  5. 5.True or false: “looking for the author” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🤖 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
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) counting the likes (c) it has a photo (d) checking the photo date
  8. 8.📰 A real check or not a real check: it feels true? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  9. 9.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a type of virus (b) a deep-sea video (c) a computer-made fake (d) a camera filter only
  10. 10.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  11. 11.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) a scary headline (c) reading the full story (d) finding other sites
  12. 12.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has many emojis (b) it feels true (c) it went viral (d) reading the full story
  13. 13.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  14. 14.📰 A real check or not a real check: counting the likes? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the numbers (b) finding other sites (c) checking the date (d) it is in ALL CAPS
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) counting the likes (b) looking for the author (c) a scary headline (d) a friend forwarded it
  17. 17.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) counting the likes (d) a long forward chain
  18. 18.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the photo date? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) it has many emojis (d) checking the numbers
  20. 20.True or false: “it is in ALL CAPS” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the emojis (b) the likes (c) the date (d) the colour
  22. 22.True or false: “it feels true” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) checking the numbers (c) a fact-check website (d) finding other sites
  24. 24.True or false: “a long forward chain” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  26. 26.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  27. 27.📰 A real check or not a real check: a friend forwarded it? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  28. 28.📰 A real check or not a real check: it went viral? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  29. 29.True or false: “checking the numbers” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “finding other sites” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “a fact-check website” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) a long forward chain (c) a scary headline (d) it is in ALL CAPS
  33. 33.True or false: “it says SHARE NOW” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “reading the full story” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “a friend forwarded it” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) asking a teacher (c) reading the full story (d) checking the numbers
  37. 37.📰 A real check or not a real check: looking for the author? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  38. 38.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) post it everywhere (b) forward to 10 (c) forward to 20 (d) don’t forward it
  39. 39.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) counting the likes
  40. 40.True or false: “asking a teacher” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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