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Show HN: A game about fake news and memes

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dang · 1790383379 · focus · HN ↗
(Toptext copied from <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49825108">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49825108.)
You probably shouldn't have posted this 14 times - see <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html">https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html: "Please don't use HN primarily for promotion" and <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html">https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html: "a small number of reposts is ok" (14 is not a small number!) But let's not let that get in the way of a good submission.
TejasH5 · 1790385616 · focus · HN ↗
None of the videos for the fake/real news examples work for me
1. azermite · 1790441599 · focus · HN ↗
  Better ones will come soon. From live social media feeds.
senectus1 · 1790388315 · focus · HN ↗
I like it, its a bit clunky on the desktop though. the real and fake took me a while to find on a big high rest screen.
I'd appreciate better formatting of the blind spot and "you got it wrong" results.
I feel like this is less about news and more about urban legends and old wives tales.
would be very interested in seeing this become more contemporary and up to date with more recent events.
1. azermite · 1790441668 · focus · HN ↗
  Glad that you liked it. I took all your feedbacks in consideration and will update soon.
tehnoslow · 1790390651 · focus · HN ↗
Fun game, but I agree with senectus1, it's a bit clunky on desktop
1. azermite · 1790441645 · focus · HN ↗
  I'm updating the desktop app on that. Thanks for the feedback.
starshadowx2 · 1790391264 · focus · HN ↗
Why did this immediately ask me for permission to show notifications? What notifications could come from this?
1. azermite · 1790441508 · focus · HN ↗
  Ok I will remove this behavior. Thanks for the feedback
tapland · 1790391343 · focus · HN ↗
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1. azermite · 1790441613 · focus · HN ↗
  I'm trying to improve the colors. Do you have any suggestions ?
sublinear · 1790392898 · focus · HN ↗
I like the concept, but it needs more interesting content. I was actually confused for a few rounds.
As soon as I realized it's just a game of trivia and "spot the AI image/video", my scores improved dramatically. It's like a switch flipped in my brain and I stopped overthinking these.
It seems like that's the opposite of what you intended?
1. azermite · 1790441711 · focus · HN ↗
  I'm doing a new update on the feed with live social media feeds (tiktok, x, insta, ...). I'll keep you updated
furyofantares · 1790394447 · focus · HN ↗
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1. azermite · 1790441580 · focus · HN ↗
  You had all correct answers. But I will update so you get the correct feedback.
NDlurker · 1790394806 · focus · HN ↗
I have no idea who Vallas is and that's why I got that one wrong
1. azermite · 1790441630 · focus · HN ↗
  I will add more context for this kind of uncertainty with a question mark button.
totetsu · 1790398875 · focus · HN ↗
Maybe reading a book or two about media literacy might help you more? It’s a very well studied area. There is lots very basic things about identifying and analysing health claims that is in the public health sector too. Groups like the anti-rumour project also have good materials. <a href="https://ccre-cemr.org/impact-community-society/anti-rumours-project" rel="nofollow">https://ccre-cemr.org/impact-community-society/anti-rumours-...
Maybe look for a university that has their critical reasoning or introduction to academic writing courses online and look at the course readers.
All of this will help you more than tweak coding a flash card app with an llm.
1. azermite · 1790441550 · focus · HN ↗
  Yes I agree. I'm actually searching the space. The current feed will be updated with actual live news and fakes data. Current state of product is mainly a prototype to get user feedbacks on the interface.
mitxela · 1790422166 · focus · HN ↗
"No stories right now"
1. azermite · 1790441741 · focus · HN ↗
  Server is down due to usage spikes and next update. Will be up soon.
nazbeisenovna · 1790692690 · focus · HN ↗
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Critikid · 1791000113 · focus · HN ↗
I don't get how this builds media literacy. The timer doesn't give them any time to do lateral reading. Except for the "obviously untrue" examples like the one about fairies, whether they get the answer right or wrong is mostly based on whether they already know about the topics or just have a lucky guess.
1. azermite · 1791050147 · focus · HN ↗
  Thank for the feedback. I'm trying to make it better, maybe with a "?" to give more context and time. Would you suggest anything ?

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