Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 932 · 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 of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) it went viral (c) it feels true (d) checking the date
2. 2.📰 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the full story (b) looking for the author (c) a scary headline (d) checking the numbers
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) checking the date (d) a long forward chain
5. 5.📰 A real check or not a real check: it says SHARE NOW? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
6. 6.🤖 Fact or myth? If it is a video, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
7. 7.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has many emojis (b) it went viral (c) finding other sites (d) counting the likes
8. 8.📅 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
9. 9.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) looking for the author (c) checking the photo date (d) a friend forwarded it
10. 10.📰 A real check or not a real check: a friend forwarded it? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long forward chain (b) it has many emojis (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) checking the photo date
12. 12.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) checking the numbers (c) it went viral (d) it says SHARE NOW
13. 13.📰 A real check or not a real check: it feels true? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
14. 14.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) reading the full story (c) it has many emojis (d) asking a teacher
15. 15.📰 A real check or not a real check: it went viral? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) it has many emojis (c) checking the numbers (d) a friend forwarded it
17. 17.📰 A real check or not a real check: looking for the author? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fact-check website (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) checking the photo date (d) checking the date
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fact-check website (b) it feels true (c) checking the date (d) checking the photo date
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking for the author (b) checking the photo date (c) a fact-check website (d) counting the likes
21. 21.True or false: “checking the date” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “checking the photo date” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🤖 Fact or myth? Strange blinking, blurry edges or odd lighting can be clues. (a) a fact (b) a myth
24. 24.True or false: “it has many emojis” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the source? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
26. 26.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) a scary headline (c) a fact-check website (d) a long forward chain
27. 27.True or false: “finding other sites” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a teacher (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) a scary headline (d) a friend forwarded it
29. 29.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a deep-sea video (b) a type of virus (c) a computer-made fake (d) a camera filter only
30. 30.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
31. 31.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a myth (b) a fact
32. 32.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) counting the likes (d) looking for the author
33. 33.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) reading the full story (c) asking a teacher (d) counting the likes
34. 34.📰 A real check or not a real check: counting the likes? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
35. 35.True or false: “a fact-check website” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “checking the date” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) forward to 10 (b) don’t forward it (c) post it everywhere (d) forward to 20
38. 38.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) it feels true (c) checking the source (d) it says SHARE NOW
39. 39.True or false: “it has a photo” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has many emojis (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) it feels true (d) a fact-check website

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