Mixed News about the Bad News Game

• Published in: Journal of cognition Vol. 6; no. 1; p. 58
• Main Authors: Graham, Megan E., Skov, Brittany, Gilson, Zoë, Heise, Calvin, Fallow, Kaitlyn M., Mah, Eric Y., Lindsay, D. Stephen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Ubiquity Press 09.10.2023
• Subjects: bad news game; fake news; gameified inoculation; social media; Fake news; social media; Bad News Game; gameified inoculation
• ISSN: 2514-4820; 2514-4820
• DOI: 10.5334/joc.324

Basol et al. (2020) tested the “the Bad News Game” (BNG), an app designed to improve ability to spot false claims on social media. Participants rated simulated Tweets, then played either the BNG or an unrelated game, then re-rated the Tweets. Playing the BNG lowered rated belief in false Tweets. Her...