Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 954 · 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) it went viral (b) it feels true (c) a fact-check website (d) a scary headline
2. 2.🤖 Fact or myth? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a fact (b) a myth
3. 3.🤖 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
4. 4.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has many emojis? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
5. 5.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) it feels true (c) it went viral (d) it is in ALL CAPS
6. 6.True or false: “it is in ALL CAPS” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔁 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
8. 8.🎙️ A voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) reply with your PIN (c) share the OTP (d) check with family first
9. 9.📰 A real check or not a real check: it went viral? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
10. 10.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) reading the full story (b) checking the source (c) looking for the author (d) a friend forwarded it
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) asking a teacher (c) checking the source (d) a fact-check website
12. 12.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) asking a teacher (c) looking for the author (d) checking the date
13. 13.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) a fact-check website (c) reading the full story (d) it went viral
14. 14.📰 A real check or not a real check: a fact-check website? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
15. 15.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) it has a photo (d) finding other sites
16. 16.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) believe it (b) forward to all (c) check trusted sites (d) share it fast
17. 17.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a deep-sea video (b) a computer-made fake (c) a type of virus (d) a camera filter only
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) counting the likes (b) it feels true (c) a scary headline (d) checking the date
19. 19.True or false: “reading the full story” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “it has many emojis” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📰 A real check or not a real check: a long forward chain? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
22. 22.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
23. 23.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
24. 24.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
25. 25.📰 A real check or not a real check: counting the likes? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
26. 26.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
27. 27.True or false: “it went viral” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a fact (b) a myth
29. 29.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) reading the full story (b) it has many emojis (c) checking the source (d) finding other sites
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the numbers (b) it feels true (c) a friend forwarded it (d) it says SHARE NOW
31. 31.🤖 Fact or myth? Only film studios can make fake videos. (a) a fact (b) a myth
32. 32.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a fact (b) a myth
33. 33.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) checking the numbers (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) a scary headline
34. 34.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) it has many emojis (d) reading the full story
35. 35.🤖 Fact or myth? If it is a video, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
36. 36.True or false: “it says SHARE NOW” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading the full story (b) it has a photo (c) checking the photo date (d) checking the numbers
38. 38.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the source? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
39. 39.True or false: “it has a photo” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the date (b) the likes (c) the colour (d) the emojis

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