Games & Quizzes

This is a collection of sites contributing to making media literacy more accessible and fun. While some were created by international platforms, they relay universal media literacy concepts.  All the sites are online and free, although you may need to create an account to fully engage with the content.  

Bad News
Produced by the Dutch media platform "DROG, in collaboration with University of Cambridge scientists, Bad News is a game in which players take the perspective of a fake news tycoon/propagandist. Players attempt to build an army of online trolls and spread conspiracies to influence the public debate spread disinformation. 

BBC iReporter
Created by the BBC, players take on the role of a BBC journalist covering and publishing a breaking news story. The story is judged on how well the player balances  accuracy, impact and speed.

Fakey 

Fakey is a project of  the Observatory on Social Media (OSoMe) at Indiana University and is maintained by the Indiana University Network Science Institute.  Players see a stimulated social media news feed with articles and must determine their credibility. You receive points based on the actions you take. You get higher points for promoting information from trustworthy sources and spotting articles from low credibility sources.

Interland: Reality River
This game helps players practice the "Internet Awesome" framework developed by Google to help kids learn digital safety. Players can go on four different adventures helping them practice one of the four Internet Awesome skills. The Reality River adventure helps students practice the skills to identify fake content.    

NewsFeed Defenders 

In this game, the player is introduced to Newsably, a fictional social media site focused on news and information. Their goals is to maintain the site, grow traffic, while spotting fake posts that come through hidden ads, viral deception, and false reporting. The site also includes a Defenders Extension Pack for teachers with lesson plans, teacher guides, student handouts, and other teaching materials. Created by the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennslyvania. 

The Fake News Game
https://librarydevelopment.group.shef.ac.uk/storyline/questioning/fake-news-game/story_html5.html

Created by the University of Sheffield Library, this game helps players learn how to evaluate sources to identify fake news. 

Quizzes

Several news outlets offer weekly news quizzes to test individuals on their  knowledge of the weekly news and to help them say on top of what is happening.