Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 996 · 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.🤖 Fact or myth? Lips that do not match the words can be a sign of a fake video. (a) a fact (b) a myth
2. 2.True or false: “checking the date” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a scary headline (b) it has a photo (c) it is in ALL CAPS (d) finding other sites
4. 4.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a type of virus (b) a computer-made fake (c) a deep-sea video (d) a camera filter only
5. 5.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a fact (b) a myth
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long forward chain (b) counting the likes (c) a scary headline (d) looking for the author
7. 7.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) check trusted sites (b) forward to all (c) share it fast (d) believe it
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finding other sites (b) it has many emojis (c) asking a teacher (d) checking the numbers
9. 9.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a fact (b) a myth
10. 10.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a long forward chain (b) it has many emojis (c) it went viral (d) checking the numbers
11. 11.🤖 Fact or myth? Only film studios can make fake videos. (a) a fact (b) a myth
12. 12.True or false: “looking for the author” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) looking for the author (c) it went viral (d) a friend forwarded it
14. 14.True or false: “counting the likes” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it went viral (b) a friend forwarded it (c) checking the date (d) a long forward chain
16. 16.True or false: “checking the numbers” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long forward chain (b) asking a teacher (c) finding other sites (d) checking the photo date
18. 18.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has many emojis? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
19. 19.True or false: “it went viral” is not a real way to check news. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🤖 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
21. 21.🎙️ A voice note sounds like your uncle asking for money urgently. Best? (a) share the OTP (b) check with family first (c) send money now (d) reply with your PIN
22. 22.🤖 Fact or myth? If a video shows someone saying something shocking, check trusted news first. (a) a myth (b) a fact
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fact-check website (b) looking for the author (c) asking a teacher (d) it has a photo
24. 24.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the numbers? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has a photo (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) checking the photo date (d) counting the likes
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) it went viral (c) it feels true (d) checking the source
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) it feels true (c) it has a photo (d) a fact-check website
28. 28.🤖 Fact or myth? If it is a video, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
29. 29.🤖 Fact or myth? A voice message that sounds like a relative asking for money urgently could be faked. (a) a fact (b) a myth
30. 30.🤖 Fact or myth? A clear, sharp video can never be fake. (a) a myth (b) a fact
31. 31.📰 A real check or not a real check: it is in ALL CAPS? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
32. 32.📰 A real check or not a real check: a long forward chain? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
33. 33.True or false: “checking the source” 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) a friend forwarded it (b) checking the photo date (c) a scary headline (d) it says SHARE NOW
35. 35.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
36. 36.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) it says SHARE NOW (b) a fact-check website (c) checking the source (d) looking for the author
37. 37.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it went viral (b) it feels true (c) checking the date (d) it has many emojis
38. 38.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the emojis (b) the date (c) the colour (d) the likes
39. 39.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) finding other sites (b) checking the photo date (c) checking the source (d) it has many emojis
40. 40.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) checking the date (c) asking a teacher (d) reading the full story

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