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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 908 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) checking the date (c) asking a teacher (d) a long forward chain
  2. 2.True or false: “checking the source” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) forward to all (b) share it fast (c) check trusted sites (d) believe it
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it went viral (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) checking the date (d) it has many emojis
  5. 5.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the source? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the numbers (b) a friend forwarded it (c) checking the date (d) a fact-check website
  7. 7.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) checking the numbers (c) a friend forwarded it (d) reading the full story
  8. 8.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) a fact-check website (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) it went viral
  9. 9.🤖 Fact or myth? Sharing a fake video is harmless if it is funny. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  10. 10.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the likes (b) the colour (c) the emojis (d) the date
  11. 11.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  12. 12.True or false: “a scary headline” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) forward to 10 (b) forward to 20 (c) post it everywhere (d) don’t forward it
  14. 14.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  15. 15.True or false: “asking a teacher” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  17. 17.True or false: “it went viral” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📰 A real check or not a real check: it feels true? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  19. 19.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a camera filter only (b) a type of virus (c) a computer-made fake (d) a deep-sea video
  20. 20.True or false: “checking the numbers” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) asking a teacher (c) checking the source (d) it has a photo
  22. 22.📰 A real check or not a real check: a fact-check website? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  23. 23.🤖 Fact or myth? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  24. 24.📰 A real check or not a real check: it says SHARE NOW? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  25. 25.True or false: “a scary headline” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) counting the likes (c) checking the source (d) asking a teacher
  27. 27.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) asking a teacher (c) a scary headline (d) checking the photo date
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fact-check website (b) checking the source (c) finding other sites (d) it says SHARE NOW
  29. 29.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has many emojis (b) checking the date (c) it has a photo (d) it says SHARE NOW
  30. 30.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  31. 31.True or false: “it feels true” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) it has many emojis (c) checking the source (d) counting the likes
  33. 33.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  34. 34.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has many emojis? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  35. 35.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  36. 36.🤖 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
  37. 37.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) finding other sites (c) it went viral (d) it has a photo
  38. 38.True or false: “a long forward chain” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it has many emojis (b) checking the photo date (c) finding other sites (d) checking the source
  40. 40.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) checking the photo date (b) it feels true (c) it has a photo (d) it is in ALL CAPS

Answer key

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

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