Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 925 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long forward chain (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) it went viral (d) finding other sites
2. 2.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has a photo? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
3. 3.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) asking a teacher (b) reading the full story (c) finding other sites (d) it has a photo
4. 4.📰 A real check or not a real check: it feels true? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
5. 5.True or false: “counting the likes” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the photo date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has a photo (b) it has many emojis (c) counting the likes (d) checking the photo date
8. 8.🤖 Fact or myth? If it is a video, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
9. 9.🤖 Fact or myth? Only film studios can make fake videos. (a) a fact (b) a myth
10. 10.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has a photo (b) a fact-check website (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) counting the likes
11. 11.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) a scary headline (c) counting the likes (d) it says SHARE NOW
12. 12.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
13. 13.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a fact (b) a myth
14. 14.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) forward to all (b) share it fast (c) believe it (d) check trusted sites
15. 15.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
16. 16.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the source? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
17. 17.📰 A real check or not a real check: a friend forwarded it? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
18. 18.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a myth (b) a fact
19. 19.True or false: “finding other sites” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “looking for the author” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
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.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) it feels true (c) reading the full story (d) checking the source
24. 24.🤖 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
25. 25.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has many emojis (b) counting the likes (c) finding other sites (d) it went viral
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it went viral (b) a fact-check website (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) it feels true
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fact-check website (b) a long forward chain (c) finding other sites (d) checking the source
28. 28.True or false: “looking for the author” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the colour (b) the date (c) the emojis (d) the likes
30. 30.True or false: “it has many emojis” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a myth (b) a fact
32. 32.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) forward to 10 (b) post it everywhere (c) forward to 20 (d) don’t forward it
33. 33.True or false: “a long forward chain” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “a friend forwarded it” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) a long forward chain (c) checking the source (d) counting the likes
36. 36.📰 A real check or not a real check: it went viral? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
37. 37.📰 A real check or not a real check: looking for the author? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
38. 38.📰 A real check or not a real check: it is in ALL CAPS? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking for the author (b) a fact-check website (c) it feels true (d) checking the photo date
40. 40.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a deep-sea video (b) a camera filter only (c) a type of virus (d) a computer-made fake

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