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

Fake news ‘vaccine’ works: ‘pre-bunk’ 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 “weak dose” of...

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

Fake news ‘vaccine’: online game may ‘inoculate’ by simulating propaganda tactics

20 Feb 2018

A new experiment, launching today online, aims to help ‘inoculate’ against disinformation by providing a small dose of perspective from a “fake news...

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Protester in Seattle, US

Presenting facts as ‘consensus’ bridges conservative-liberal divide over climate change

11 Dec 2017

New evidence shows that a ‘social fact’ highlighting expert consensus shifts perceptions across US political spectrum – particularly among highly...

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