Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 991 · 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.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
2. 2.🎙️ A voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) share the OTP (b) reply with your PIN (c) check with family first (d) send money now
3. 3.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has many emojis (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) looking for the author (d) a friend forwarded it
4. 4.True or false: “it has many emojis” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) a scary headline (c) checking the numbers (d) it says SHARE NOW
6. 6.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the date (b) the emojis (c) the colour (d) the likes
7. 7.True or false: “it is in ALL CAPS” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
9. 9.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
10. 10.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) forward to all (b) check trusted sites (c) share it fast (d) believe it
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it feels true (b) finding other sites (c) counting the likes (d) a friend forwarded it
12. 12.🤖 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
13. 13.True or false: “checking the date” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the numbers (b) it went viral (c) looking for the author (d) finding other sites
15. 15.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) checking the source (c) finding other sites (d) looking for the author
16. 16.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) forward to 10 (b) post it everywhere (c) don’t forward it (d) forward to 20
17. 17.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) a friend forwarded it (c) checking the date (d) counting the likes
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the date (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) counting the likes (d) it has a photo
19. 19.True or false: “looking for the author” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) reading the full story (c) a scary headline (d) looking for the author
21. 21.📰 A real check or not a real check: counting the likes? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
22. 22.📰 A real check or not a real check: a friend forwarded it? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
23. 23.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
24. 24.📰 A real check or not a real check: it went viral? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
25. 25.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) it has many emojis (c) counting the likes (d) finding other sites
26. 26.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a myth (b) a fact
27. 27.🤖 Fact or myth? Sharing a fake video is harmless if it is funny. (a) a myth (b) a fact
28. 28.True or false: “checking the source” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “it has a photo” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it has a photo (b) reading the full story (c) checking the source (d) finding other sites
31. 31.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) a friend forwarded it (c) it has a photo (d) checking the numbers
32. 32.True or false: “a fact-check website” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “checking the date” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has many emojis (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) asking a teacher (d) it has a photo
35. 35.📰 A real check or not a real check: it says SHARE NOW? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
36. 36.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) asking a teacher (b) it went viral (c) checking the date (d) a fact-check website
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) a fact-check website (c) it feels true (d) asking a teacher
38. 38.🤖 Fact or myth? Only film studios can make fake videos. (a) a fact (b) a myth
39. 39.True or false: “finding other sites” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) a long forward chain (c) reading the full story (d) it has many emojis

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