Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 97 · 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) asking a teacher (b) counting the likes (c) a friend forwarded it (d) a scary headline
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has a photo (b) checking the numbers (c) it feels true (d) it has many emojis
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) a long forward chain (c) counting the likes (d) asking a teacher
4. 4.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the source? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
5. 5.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) reading the full story (b) asking a teacher (c) checking the photo date (d) it has a photo
6. 6.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a fact (b) a myth
7. 7.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
8. 8.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) asking a teacher (c) a fact-check website (d) checking the date
9. 9.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) checking the photo date (c) checking the numbers (d) it says SHARE NOW
10. 10.📰 A real check or not a real check: a friend forwarded it? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has many emojis (b) it feels true (c) it went viral (d) checking the photo date
12. 12.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) a scary headline (c) checking the date (d) checking the source
13. 13.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it went viral (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) reading the full story (d) a scary headline
14. 14.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) finding other sites (c) it went viral (d) it has a photo
15. 15.📅 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
16. 16.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it feels true (b) a long forward chain (c) checking the date (d) it says SHARE NOW
17. 17.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) checking the photo date (c) it feels true (d) finding other sites
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the date (b) checking the source (c) checking the numbers (d) counting the likes
19. 19.🤖 Fact or myth? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a fact (b) a myth
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it feels true (b) counting the likes (c) it went viral (d) looking for the author
21. 21.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
22. 22.🤖 Fact or myth? Sharing a fake video is harmless if it is funny. (a) a myth (b) a fact
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.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) share it fast (b) check trusted sites (c) believe it (d) forward to all
25. 25.📰 A real check or not a real check: it went viral? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
26. 26.🔁 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the date (b) checking the numbers (c) looking for the author (d) a long forward chain
28. 28.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has many emojis? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) a long forward chain (c) checking the date (d) it feels true
30. 30.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it feels true (b) counting the likes (c) it has a photo (d) looking for the author
31. 31.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
32. 32.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a myth (b) a fact
33. 33.📰 A real check or not a real check: it says SHARE NOW? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
34. 34.True or false: “checking the date” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “asking a teacher” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “it went viral” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) checking the photo date (b) it feels true (c) a friend forwarded it (d) it has many emojis
38. 38.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a fact-check website (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) a friend forwarded it (d) it feels true
39. 39.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it went viral (b) a fact-check website (c) reading the full story (d) checking the date
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has a photo (b) it has many emojis (c) checking the source (d) a scary headline

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