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Can A Game Teach People About Fake News?

Cambridge researchers have built an online game with the goal of teaching the public how fake news is produced spread. In “Bad News,” players compete to become “a disinformation and fake news tycoon,” The Guardan reports. “By shedding light on the shady practices, they hope the game will ‘vaccinate’ the public, and make people immune to the spread of untruths.”

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