I think these factors mentioned above, the accessibility, the ease and explanation, and the understanding of the desire to simply educate make this a great resource. If I wanted to fact check someone for spreading misinformation, this is the kind of site that I think makes people more willing to learn. I think back a lot to the research article we did this week, Facts don\u2019t change minds<\/a>, It obviously clear that just having the truth and correcting misinformation isn\u2019t going to save us, but I think sites like these, used in conjunction with the four steps mentioned in that research article, are the beginning on the path to correcting misinformation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I played around a bit with all three of the games offered and decided to go through with the Harmony Square game because it seemed the most accessible to do without a long load list of instructions. I would say this game\u2019s main point it\u2019s getting across is that disinformation and the fake news that we see so rampantly are very organically spread. I think it\u2019s easy in our heads to assume so much of what is happening is very thoroughly thought out and spread from countries like Russia<\/a>. I think in reality a lot of it is like this, organic and spread through bots. This game does a great job of showing how easy and fast this can spread. After all, most of the internet nowadays is bots<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When it comes to how effective this game is at teaching participants, I am more unsure. I think the game has good intentions, and trying to show the rise and spread of disinformation is an important concept, but I don’t know how much more knowledgeable about the topic I am. I think getting the point across about how this spreads from bots and bad actors is the main point and takeaway, but beyond that, I don\u2019t think I am much more aware or knowledgeable about these topics or how to fight disinformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That being said, I do think games of this kind and format are good. I think there are certain demographics who will learn more from this style and way versus just straight up facts on a site. The article from this week reads about social media incentives<\/a> to curb misinformation related to this. Harmony Square allowing you to share your results on social media also relates to this. These games and such have an important role, and even if maybe I didn\u2019t find full value in it, I think there are others who will find full value and be educated, and the research out there shows that these incentives do help. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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