Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 95 · 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 not a real way to check news? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) finding other sites (c) checking the source (d) checking the numbers
2. 2.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) checking the date (c) a friend forwarded it (d) it feels true
3. 3.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) a long forward chain (d) counting the likes
4. 4.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a fact (b) a myth
5. 5.True or false: “checking the date” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a deep-sea video (b) a camera filter only (c) a computer-made fake (d) a type of virus
7. 7.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) it has many emojis (d) it has a photo
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the photo date (b) finding other sites (c) checking the source (d) a long forward chain
9. 9.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the likes (b) the emojis (c) the colour (d) the date
10. 10.True or false: “it has many emojis” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
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.True or false: “a long forward chain” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) it has many emojis (c) checking the numbers (d) it is in ALL CAPS
14. 14.📰 A real check or not a real check: counting the likes? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) checking the date (c) counting the likes (d) a long forward chain
16. 16.True or false: “it is in ALL CAPS” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎙️ A voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) reply with your PIN (b) share the OTP (c) send money now (d) check with family first
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it feels true (b) looking for the author (c) checking the photo date (d) finding other sites
19. 19.🤖 Fact or myth? If a video shows someone saying something shocking, check trusted news first. (a) a myth (b) a fact
20. 20.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) checking the source (c) checking the photo date (d) it has many emojis
21. 21.True or false: “it went viral” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📰 A real check or not a real check: it went viral? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
23. 23.📰 A real check or not a real check: it is in ALL CAPS? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
24. 24.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) counting the likes (c) asking a teacher (d) checking the date
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finding other sites (b) checking the date (c) checking the numbers (d) it has many emojis
26. 26.True or false: “it is in ALL CAPS” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
28. 28.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
29. 29.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) don’t forward it (b) post it everywhere (c) forward to 20 (d) forward to 10
30. 30.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) forward to all (b) believe it (c) check trusted sites (d) share it fast
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) checking the numbers (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) a scary headline
32. 32.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has many emojis (b) it went viral (c) looking for the author (d) it has a photo
34. 34.True or false: “a fact-check website” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a fact (b) a myth
36. 36.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) checking the photo date (c) a long forward chain (d) reading the full story
37. 37.True or false: “counting the likes” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “checking the date” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a fact (b) a myth
40. 40.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) asking a teacher (b) checking the numbers (c) it has a photo (d) looking for the author

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