Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 995 · 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: a fact-check website? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
2. 2.True or false: “a friend forwarded it” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📰 A real check or not a real check: finding other sites? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
4. 4.True or false: “it went viral” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) reading the full story (b) checking the date (c) counting the likes (d) looking for the author
6. 6.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a deep-sea video (b) a computer-made fake (c) a type of virus (d) a camera filter only
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the date (b) checking the numbers (c) finding other sites (d) a long forward chain
8. 8.🤖 Fact or myth? A familiar voice on a call is always the real person. (a) a fact (b) a myth
9. 9.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) reading the full story (c) looking for the author (d) it feels true
10. 10.📰 A real check or not a real check: it feels true? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
11. 11.True or false: “a long forward chain” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🤖 Fact or myth? Only film studios can make fake videos. (a) a myth (b) a fact
13. 13.📰 A real check or not a real check: a scary headline? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
14. 14.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
15. 15.True or false: “a friend forwarded it” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it has many emojis (b) a long forward chain (c) a friend forwarded it (d) reading the full story
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the numbers (b) reading the full story (c) finding other sites (d) a friend forwarded it
18. 18.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) share it fast (b) believe it (c) forward to all (d) check trusted sites
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finding other sites (b) it has a photo (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) counting the likes
20. 20.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the likes (b) the date (c) the colour (d) the emojis
21. 21.🎙️ A voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) check with family first (b) share the OTP (c) send money now (d) reply with your PIN
22. 22.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) a scary headline (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) checking the date
23. 23.True or false: “it has many emojis” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🤖 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
25. 25.True or false: “looking for the author” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) it feels true (d) finding other sites
27. 27.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) it feels true (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) it has many emojis
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) a long forward chain (c) a fact-check website (d) counting the likes
29. 29.📰 A real check or not a real check: it says SHARE NOW? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
30. 30.True or false: “it is in ALL CAPS” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “reading the full story” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📰 A real check or not a real check: counting the likes? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
33. 33.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has many emojis (b) checking the date (c) a friend forwarded it (d) counting the likes
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) a friend forwarded it (c) counting the likes (d) a scary headline
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the date (b) finding other sites (c) looking for the author (d) it has many emojis
37. 37.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) checking the numbers (c) reading the full story (d) it has a photo
38. 38.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the date? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
39. 39.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the date (b) checking the source (c) a long forward chain (d) checking the photo date
40. 40.True or false: “checking the source” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False

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