Bad News makes you a fake news mogul to teach you their tricks
Journalists have written fascinating accounts of the people creating online misinformation or “fake news,” from a group of Macedonian teenagers to the infamous Internet Research Agency, whose members were recently indicted for attempting to influence the 2016 election. Fact-checking groups have circulated advice for spotting fake stories, and partnered with social media platforms to flag them. Quizzes and games like Factitious will test your personal ability to spot misinformation. Overall, the “fake news” news industry is pretty much saturated. But there’s still plenty of room for a game where you become a fake news mogul.
Bad News is a Twine-style game designed by members of the Cambridge Social Decision-Making Lab and media literacy...