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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 915 · 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: “it has many emojis” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  3. 3.🤖 Fact or myth? A deepfake is a video, photo or voice made or changed by a computer to look real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  4. 4.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) checking the date (c) it has a photo (d) checking the photo date
  5. 5.True or false: “reading the full story” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) a fact-check website (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) a scary headline
  7. 7.True or false: “counting the likes” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) checking the date (c) reading the full story (d) finding other sites
  9. 9.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) finding other sites (c) checking the source (d) checking the numbers
  10. 10.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has a photo (b) checking the photo date (c) it has many emojis (d) counting the likes
  11. 11.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) a scary headline (c) checking the date (d) a friend forwarded it
  12. 12.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  13. 13.📰 A real check or not a real check: a long forward chain? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  14. 14.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a deep-sea video (b) a type of virus (c) a computer-made fake (d) a camera filter only
  15. 15.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it went viral (b) checking the numbers (c) it feels true (d) a long forward chain
  16. 16.True or false: “it says SHARE NOW” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “a scary headline” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “counting the likes” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  20. 20.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) don’t forward it (b) forward to 10 (c) forward to 20 (d) post it everywhere
  21. 21.True or false: “it is in ALL CAPS” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  23. 23.📰 A real check or not a real check: a friend forwarded it? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  24. 24.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) check trusted sites (b) share it fast (c) forward to all (d) believe it
  25. 25.True or false: “it went viral” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the photo date (b) a long forward chain (c) asking a teacher (d) reading the full story
  27. 27.📰 A real check or not a real check: it went viral? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  28. 28.True or false: “it has many emojis” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) checking the source (c) it went viral (d) it has a photo
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finding other sites (b) it went viral (c) asking a teacher (d) checking the photo date
  31. 31.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has a photo? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  32. 32.True or false: “it is in ALL CAPS” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the likes (b) the emojis (c) the colour (d) the date
  34. 34.🤖 Fact or myth? If a video shows someone saying something shocking, check trusted news first. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  35. 35.True or false: “checking the photo date” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📰 A real check or not a real check: it feels true? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  37. 37.True or false: “a long forward chain” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “checking the photo date” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “asking a teacher” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) not a real check (b) a good check

Answer key

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

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