Educational Games

Educational Games

A curated list of educational games to develop critical thinking and digital literacy skills to detect misinformation on a wide-range of topics (not just about the Russia-Ukraine war).

Cat
Park

Players are challenged to produce and propagate disinformation about a fictional municipal park.

Spot the
Troll

Players are challenged to examine real images of real social media content and decide whether they’re from a legitimate account or an internet troll.

Go
Verify!¡¡

Players are challenged to review and only share true content when faced with a timeline full of strange and intriguing posts begging for interaction.

Real, LOLZ, oops, or fake?

Players assess segments of a news story, testing their ability to detect fake stories through classifying stories as Real, LOLZ, journalist error, or fake.

Moderator Mayhem

As a content moderator, players decide the fate of various reviews to determine what remains on the website and what gets taken down.

Troll
Factory

Players are immersed in information operations on social media, to illustrate the impact of fake news on the widespread anti-immigration material.

Bad News
Game

Players seek to gain followers through spreading disinformation and fake news, through tweets and decision prompts.

Harmony
Square

Players assume the role of the Chief Disinformation Officer to manipulating democratic values, exposing the effect of manipulation techniques.