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👾 #Gamification to fight #misinformation: The Cranky Uncle game uses #cartoons and critical thinking to explain 14 techniques of science denial, from fake experts to cherry picking and a variety of logical fallacies.

Available on Google Play, the Apple App Store or as a browser game:

👉 https://crankyuncle.com/game/

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Cranky Uncle game: building resilience against misinformation - Cranky Uncle

The Cranky Uncle game uses cartoons and critical thinking to fight misinformation. The game was developed by Monash University scientist John Cook, in collaboration with creative agency Goodbeast. The game is now available for free on iPhone, Android, and as … Continued

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Thanks for sharing! The game is available in 16 languages all told right now and more are in the works. The current list is available here:
https://sks.to/crankyml
The Cranky Uncle game can now be played in 16 languages!

As of March 7, 2025, the Cranky Uncle game is available in English, Dutch, German, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Swedish, Turkish, Albanian, Macedonian, Finnish, Romanian, Catalan, Croatian and Indonesian. It can be played on iOS or Android devices as well as in the browser. More languages are already in the queue and this blog post will be updated whenever a new language gets launched. In addition, there may be language specific announcements linked via the flag-icons at the top. These will be created by the translator teams and will most likely go into more language specific details or explain some particularly tricky or interesting translation challenges.As this article is rather long, you can jump to the different sections via these links:New languages and features - Brief recap - Under the hood -  Cultural aspects - Creative translations - Ambiguities - Credits - Support

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