Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 947 · 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.True or false: “asking a teacher” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has many emojis (b) a friend forwarded it (c) a scary headline (d) checking the numbers
3. 3.True or false: “checking the source” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🤖 Fact or myth? Sharing a fake video is harmless if it is funny. (a) a myth (b) a fact
5. 5.🤖 Fact or myth? If it is a video, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
6. 6.True or false: “it feels true” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the photo date (b) reading the full story (c) a fact-check website (d) it has a photo
8. 8.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) looking for the author (d) it is in ALL CAPS
9. 9.📰 A real check or not a real check: a fact-check website? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
10. 10.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) a friend forwarded it (c) reading the full story (d) finding other sites
11. 11.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
12. 12.🤖 Fact or myth? If a video shows someone saying something shocking, check trusted news first. (a) a fact (b) a myth
13. 13.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has a photo? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
14. 14.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) checking the photo date (d) it feels true
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a scary headline (b) it has a photo (c) counting the likes (d) checking the date
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finding other sites (b) a scary headline (c) a friend forwarded it (d) it has many emojis
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long forward chain (b) checking the photo date (c) finding other sites (d) reading the full story
18. 18.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a deep-sea video (b) a computer-made fake (c) a type of virus (d) a camera filter only
19. 19.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
20. 20.True or false: “looking for the author” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) it went viral (c) finding other sites (d) it has many emojis
22. 22.📰 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
23. 23.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) checking the photo date (c) checking the date (d) it feels true
24. 24.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) checking the date (c) it went viral (d) finding other sites
25. 25.True or false: “checking the numbers” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) a friend forwarded it (c) asking a teacher (d) it feels true
27. 27.📰 A real check or not a real check: it feels true? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
28. 28.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the photo date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
29. 29.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a fact (b) a myth
30. 30.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a myth (b) a fact
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fact-check website (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) checking the photo date (d) checking the source
32. 32.📰 A real check or not a real check: a friend forwarded it? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
33. 33.🎙️ A voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) share the OTP (c) check with family first (d) reply with your PIN
34. 34.True or false: “a long forward chain” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “checking the photo date” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the colour (b) the likes (c) the date (d) the emojis
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking for the author (b) it has many emojis (c) checking the photo date (d) checking the source
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fact-check website (b) a long forward chain (c) it has a photo (d) it feels true
39. 39.🤖 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a scary headline (b) checking the source (c) looking for the author (d) checking the photo date

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