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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 923 · 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) looking for the author (b) it feels true (c) asking a teacher (d) a fact-check website
  2. 2.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  3. 3.📰 A real check or not a real check: counting the likes? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the numbers (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) a long forward chain
  5. 5.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  6. 6.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  7. 7.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  8. 8.🤖 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
  9. 9.True or false: “a scary headline” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  11. 11.🤖 Fact or myth? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  12. 12.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a deep-sea video (b) a camera filter only (c) a type of virus (d) a computer-made fake
  13. 13.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) post it everywhere (b) forward to 10 (c) forward to 20 (d) don’t forward it
  14. 14.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) checking the source (c) finding other sites (d) checking the numbers
  15. 15.📰 A real check or not a real check: it says SHARE NOW? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  16. 16.True or false: “it says SHARE NOW” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) reading the full story (b) checking the photo date (c) a scary headline (d) finding other sites
  18. 18.True or false: “a long forward chain” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “checking the numbers” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “reading the full story” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “reading the full story” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a scary headline (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) finding other sites (d) a long forward chain
  23. 23.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) checking the source (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) a long forward chain
  24. 24.True or false: “a friend forwarded it” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “checking the date” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “a scary headline” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) looking for the author (c) it has many emojis (d) it has a photo
  28. 28.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) finding other sites (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) checking the photo date
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it feels true (b) asking a teacher (c) it went viral (d) a long forward chain
  30. 30.🤖 Fact or myth? If a video shows someone saying something shocking, check trusted news first. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  31. 31.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  32. 32.🎙️ A voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) check with family first (c) share the OTP (d) reply with your PIN
  33. 33.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) a fact-check website (c) a friend forwarded it (d) finding other sites
  34. 34.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) it has many emojis (d) finding other sites
  35. 35.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the source? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
  36. 36.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  37. 37.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) asking a teacher (c) checking the source (d) checking the date
  38. 38.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
  39. 39.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has many emojis (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) checking the date (d) it has a photo
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a teacher (b) reading the full story (c) checking the source (d) it went viral

Answer key

  1. it feels true
  2. a good check
  3. not a real check
  4. checking the numbers
  5. a myth
  6. a fact
  7. a good check
  8. a fact
  9. False
  10. a myth
  11. a myth
  12. a computer-made fake
  13. don’t forward it
  14. it is in ALL CAPS
  15. not a real check
  16. False
  17. a scary headline
  18. True
  19. True
  20. True
  21. False
  22. finding other sites
  23. checking the source
  24. True
  25. False
  26. True
  27. looking for the author
  28. it says SHARE NOW
  29. asking a teacher
  30. a fact
  31. not a real check
  32. check with family first
  33. a friend forwarded it
  34. finding other sites
  35. a good check
  36. a fact
  37. counting the likes
  38. a good check
  39. checking the date
  40. it went viral

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