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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 902 · 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.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) don’t forward it (b) forward to 20 (c) post it everywhere (d) forward to 10
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) counting the likes (b) reading the full story (c) it feels true (d) it went viral
  3. 3.True or false: “looking for the author” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) checking the numbers (c) it has a photo (d) it feels true
  5. 5.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  6. 6.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) asking a teacher (b) reading the full story (c) checking the source (d) it has a photo
  7. 7.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the emojis (b) the likes (c) the colour (d) the date
  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.🤖 Fact or myth? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  10. 10.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) checking the numbers (c) asking a teacher (d) checking the photo date
  11. 11.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the photo date? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  12. 12.True or false: “asking a teacher” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it went viral (b) checking the source (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) a long forward chain
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the photo date (b) asking a teacher (c) reading the full story (d) it has a photo
  15. 15.True or false: “a fact-check website” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it went viral (b) asking a teacher (c) reading the full story (d) checking the photo date
  17. 17.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fact-check website (b) asking a teacher (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) checking the date
  19. 19.📰 A real check or not a real check: a friend forwarded it? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has many emojis (b) checking the photo date (c) a fact-check website (d) looking for the author
  21. 21.True or false: “reading the full story” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a scary headline (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) checking the numbers (d) a long forward chain
  23. 23.📰 A real check or not a real check: counting the likes? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  24. 24.True or false: “a friend forwarded it” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  26. 26.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  27. 27.True or false: “asking a teacher” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has a photo? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  29. 29.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) forward to all (b) check trusted sites (c) share it fast (d) believe it
  30. 30.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) a scary headline (c) counting the likes (d) it feels true
  31. 31.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a camera filter only (b) a deep-sea video (c) a type of virus (d) a computer-made fake
  32. 32.🤖 Fact or myth? If a video shows someone saying something shocking, check trusted news first. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  33. 33.True or false: “a friend forwarded it” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) finding other sites (c) it feels true (d) a long forward chain
  35. 35.🤖 Fact or myth? Only film studios can make fake videos. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  36. 36.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  37. 37.True or false: “it has a photo” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) counting the likes (d) checking the photo date
  39. 39.🤖 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
  40. 40.📰 A real check or not a real check: it feels true? (a) a good check (b) not a real check

Answer key

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

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