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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 919 · 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) it is in ALL CAPS (b) checking the photo date (c) it has many emojis (d) it has a photo
  2. 2.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it went viral (b) checking the source (c) it has many emojis (d) it says SHARE NOW
  3. 3.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) share it fast (b) forward to all (c) check trusted sites (d) believe it
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the photo date (b) looking for the author (c) checking the date (d) counting the likes
  5. 5.📰 A real check or not a real check: it is in ALL CAPS? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  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.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a type of virus (b) a computer-made fake (c) a deep-sea video (d) a camera filter only
  8. 8.🤖 Fact or myth? Sharing a fake video is harmless if it is funny. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  9. 9.📰 A real check or not a real check: counting the likes? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  10. 10.🤖 Fact or myth? Strange blinking, blurry edges or odd lighting can be clues. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  11. 11.🤖 Fact or myth? If it is a video, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  12. 12.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) asking a teacher (b) it has many emojis (c) a friend forwarded it (d) it feels true
  13. 13.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) asking a teacher (b) a fact-check website (c) checking the photo date (d) a long forward chain
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) a fact-check website (c) asking a teacher (d) checking the date
  15. 15.True or false: “looking for the author” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has a photo (b) a friend forwarded it (c) checking the numbers (d) a scary headline
  17. 17.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) a fact-check website (c) a long forward chain (d) it has many emojis
  18. 18.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  19. 19.True or false: “counting the likes” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  21. 21.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has many emojis? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  22. 22.True or false: “finding other sites” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “checking the photo date” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🤖 Fact or myth? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  25. 25.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) asking a teacher (c) checking the numbers (d) finding other sites
  26. 26.True or false: “it has a photo” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “it is in ALL CAPS” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has a photo (b) checking the date (c) finding other sites (d) checking the source
  30. 30.True or false: “it says SHARE NOW” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “checking the numbers” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🤖 Fact or myth? Only film studios can make fake videos. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  33. 33.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  34. 34.📰 A real check or not a real check: it feels true? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  35. 35.📰 A real check or not a real check: it went viral? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  36. 36.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  37. 37.📅 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
  38. 38.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) it feels true (c) checking the date (d) finding other sites
  40. 40.True or false: “it feels true” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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