Article 3G9NA Bad News: the game researchers hope will 'vaccinate' public against fake news

Bad News: the game researchers hope will 'vaccinate' public against fake news

by
Ian Sample Science editor
from Technology | The Guardian on (#3G9NA)

Aim is for players to build a fake news empire, which researchers hope will expose propaganda tactics

Fake news is already an entire industry, an anti-democratic weapon, a movie, a play, an insult and a cliche.

Now it is being turned into a game - to help people understand its wiles and deceptions.

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