The "Bad News" Game was effective in decreasing the perceived reliability of fake news statements. It provides evidence on how inoculation theory could be applied to create “immunity” against fake news. As players practiced and were trained for misinformation, they were able to identify fake news.

"Bad News" Game and the Inoculation Theory 

- Decrease in reliability in the Impersonation domain
- Decrease in reliability in the Conspiracy domain
- Decrease in reliability in the Discredit domain

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An intervention game that was developed by DROG, Roozenbeek, and van der Linden. It simulated text boxes, photographs, and Tweets. Its purpose was for players to become the originator of fake news.

The "Bad News" Game

Roozenbeek, J., & van der Linden, S. (2019). Fake news game confers psychological resistance against online misinformation. Palgrave Communications, 5(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-019-0279-9

Fake news game confers psychological resistance against online misinformation

- Discredit
- Conspiracy
- Trolling
- Polarization
- Impersonation
- Emotion

Domains of the "Bad News" Game

- Creation of fake news
- Badges for completing tasks in different domains, such as trolling

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