In this online game, you identify false or misleading news posts to maintain a credible social media site. Includes scoring or progression based on accuracy and moderation skills.
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AppRecs rating 4.0. Trustworthiness 67 out of 100. Review manipulation risk 36 out of 100. Based on a review sample analyzed.
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5 star
50%
4 star
21%
3 star
10%
2 star
6%
1 star
12%
What to know
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Good user ratings
71% positive sampled reviews
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Authentic reviews
Natural distribution, no red flags
About NewsFeed Defenders
NewsFeed Defenders is a challenging online game that engages players with the standards of journalism, showing you how to spot a variety of methods behind the viral deception we all face today. Join a fictional social media site focused on news and information, and meet the challenge to level up from guest user to site curator. This can only be achieved by spotting dubious posts that try to sneak in hidden ads, viral deception, and false reporting. In addition to maintaining a high-quality site, you are charged with growing traffic while keeping the posts on topic.
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Learning Objectives: Players will ...
· Identify markers of verification, transparency, accountability, and independence in news stories
· Define and identify problematic news items, and other news-related types of misinformation
· Explain a variety of strategies to verify images and information
· Evaluate text for bias based on word choices and framing methods
· Use third party information to judge credibility of a source
Sign up for an iCivics account to earn Impact Points!
Teachers: Check out our classroom resources for NewsFeed Defenders. Just visit www.icivics.org!
Learning Objectives: Players will ...
· Identify markers of verification, transparency, accountability, and independence in news stories
· Define and identify problematic news items, and other news-related types of misinformation
· Explain a variety of strategies to verify images and information
· Evaluate text for bias based on word choices and framing methods
· Use third party information to judge credibility of a source
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Reviews for NewsFeed Defenders
Firas Aryan
9/22/2025
this game is too stupid
Abeth Beltran
4/25/2025
very fun but DAYUM its so difficult, no matter how you try to raise integrity it always goes down when you end the day