Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 977 · 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) reading the full story (b) a fact-check website (c) checking the source (d) a scary headline
2. 2.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a type of virus (b) a computer-made fake (c) a camera filter only (d) a deep-sea video
3. 3.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the photo date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
4. 4.🎙️ A voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) check with family first (b) send money now (c) share the OTP (d) reply with your PIN
5. 5.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the likes (b) the colour (c) the date (d) the emojis
6. 6.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) don’t forward it (b) forward to 20 (c) forward to 10 (d) post it everywhere
7. 7.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) forward to all (b) share it fast (c) believe it (d) check trusted sites
8. 8.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a myth (b) a fact
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has a photo (b) looking for the author (c) finding other sites (d) checking the photo date
10. 10.📰 A real check or not a real check: looking for the author? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
11. 11.🤖 Fact or myth? Only film studios can make fake videos. (a) a fact (b) a myth
12. 12.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a myth (b) a fact
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finding other sites (b) checking the numbers (c) checking the date (d) it says SHARE NOW
14. 14.True or false: “counting the likes” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📰 A real check or not a real check: it is in ALL CAPS? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
16. 16.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) reading the full story (c) counting the likes (d) a fact-check website
17. 17.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) looking for the author (c) a friend forwarded it (d) checking the date
18. 18.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a fact (b) a myth
19. 19.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a myth (b) a fact
20. 20.🤖 Fact or myth? If a video shows someone saying something shocking, check trusted news first. (a) a fact (b) a myth
21. 21.True or false: “it is in ALL CAPS” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has many emojis (b) a fact-check website (c) it has a photo (d) a long forward chain
23. 23.True or false: “checking the numbers” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has a photo? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
25. 25.🤖 Fact or myth? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a myth (b) a fact
26. 26.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) reading the full story (d) looking for the author
27. 27.True or false: “a long forward chain” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🤖 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
29. 29.📰 A real check or not a real check: a long forward chain? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
30. 30.True or false: “looking for the author” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
32. 32.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it feels true (b) looking for the author (c) checking the date (d) finding other sites
33. 33.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
34. 34.True or false: “it has a photo” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the source (b) checking the photo date (c) it has a photo (d) a fact-check website
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fact-check website (b) it feels true (c) checking the photo date (d) checking the source
37. 37.📰 A real check or not a real check: a friend forwarded it? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
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: “checking the source” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) checking the date (c) reading the full story (d) a friend forwarded it

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