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Screenshot from the fake news 'vaccine' game Bad News.

Fake news 鈥榲accine鈥 works: 鈥榩re-bunk鈥 game reduces susceptibility to disinformation

25 Jun 2019

Study of thousands of players shows a simple online game works like a 'vaccine', increasing skepticism of fake news by giving people a 鈥渨eak dose鈥 of...

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A screen shot of the Fake News Game on a smart phone.

Fake news 鈥榲accine鈥: online game may 鈥榠noculate鈥 by simulating propaganda tactics

20 Feb 2018

A new experiment, launching today online, aims to help 鈥榠noculate鈥 against disinformation by providing a small dose of perspective from a 鈥渇ake news...

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Protester in Seattle, US

Presenting facts as 鈥榗onsensus鈥 bridges conservative-liberal divide over climate change

11 Dec 2017

New evidence shows that a 鈥榮ocial fact鈥 highlighting expert consensus shifts perceptions across US political spectrum 鈥 particularly among highly...

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