NewsFeed Defenders v1.0.6

iCivics

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Developer Description

Fight hidden ads, viral deception, and false reporting as a NewsFeed Defender!

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

What's New

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Version Information

Version: 1.0.6
Downloads: 10K+
Updated on: Nov 1, 2023
Released: Oct 3, 2018
Requires: Android 5.0

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NewsFeed Defenders users say on Google Play

★★★★★

A Google user

A fun little game. Took me about 60mins to finish one playthrough. And it's free! I can't complain! (Though if I did have to complain about one thing: i feel like on my Samsung S7 the text is a tiny little bit small, would've loved to be able to scale that)

★★★★

S K

I feel this gameplay is too short. If the day limit were increased from 14 to 30, it would be better and much appreciated. Also, the same news are repeated, irrespective of what your magazine is dedicated to. And why bother working on focus etc., if in the end your magazine becomes popular despite the fact that your reputation is not that good?

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A Google user

All its games of iCivics are short and repetetive.You should find a way to upgrade the game as we,the gamers to enjoy.

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