Fake News: Separating Fact From Fiction

Review the news stories and select whether they are Fake or Real. From Media Smarts, Canada's Centre for Digital and Media Literacy.

The University of Sheffield

The University of British Columbia

Review news stories and decide if it’s real, a hoax or joke, one the journalists got wrong, or a fake.

This game confers resistance against bad online information by putting players in the position of the people who create it.

Goal of the game is to expose the tactics and manipulation techniques that are used to mislead people, build up a following, or exploit societal tensions for political purposes. The U.S. Department of State’s Global Engagement Center (GEC) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have, in collaboration with DROG and the University of Cambridge, financially supported the development and tailoring of Harmony Square.

Characters explore different scenarios that portray how misinformation can have real-life consequences.

This game helps protect you against COVID-19 misinformation. You’ll learn about some of the most common strategies used to spread false and misleading information about the virus. This game is the product of a collaboration between the Social Decision-Making Lab at the University of Cambridge, DROG, Bad News, Gusmanson and the UK Cabinet Office.