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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 885 · 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? Only film studios can make fake videos. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  2. 2.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) check trusted sites (b) share it fast (c) believe it (d) forward to all
  3. 3.📰 A real check or not a real check: looking for the author? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  4. 4.📰 A real check or not a real check: a friend forwarded it? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  5. 5.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the date (b) the colour (c) the likes (d) the emojis
  6. 6.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) forward to 20 (b) forward to 10 (c) don’t forward it (d) post it everywhere
  7. 7.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) a long forward chain (c) checking the source (d) checking the date
  8. 8.True or false: “it has a photo” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) a long forward chain (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) a fact-check website
  10. 10.🤖 Fact or myth? If a video shows someone saying something shocking, check trusted news first. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  11. 11.True or false: “checking the photo date” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has a photo (b) reading the full story (c) it has many emojis (d) a friend forwarded it
  13. 13.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has a photo? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  14. 14.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has a photo (b) a friend forwarded it (c) reading the full story (d) it is in ALL CAPS
  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: counting the likes? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  18. 18.True or false: “a long forward chain” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it has a photo (b) finding other sites (c) looking for the author (d) asking a teacher
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a teacher (b) checking the photo date (c) a long forward chain (d) looking for the author
  21. 21.📰 A real check or not a real check: a long forward chain? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  22. 22.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has many emojis? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has a photo (b) it went viral (c) finding other sites (d) a long forward chain
  24. 24.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) a fact-check website (c) counting the likes (d) checking the photo date
  25. 25.True or false: “looking for the author” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long forward chain (b) checking the source (c) it has a photo (d) it has many emojis
  27. 27.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) checking the source (d) it has a photo
  28. 28.True or false: “it is in ALL CAPS” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a computer-made fake (b) a deep-sea video (c) a type of virus (d) a camera filter only
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the numbers (b) finding other sites (c) checking the date (d) it has a photo
  31. 31.True or false: “it went viral” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) checking the date (d) it went viral
  34. 34.True or false: “it has a photo” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long forward chain (b) checking the photo date (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) it feels true
  37. 37.True or false: “finding other sites” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🤖 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
  39. 39.True or false: “asking a teacher” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) looking for the author (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) a scary headline

Answer key

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

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