Choose Your Own Fake News

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<p class="body1">Tricky! <div class="wordwrap"> Fake news is created with the intent to mislead. This can be done to influence your views, make profits, or just cause confusion and chaos. </div> <p class="choice"> [[Tell me more!|Tell me more 1]] [[Ready to play?|Start Game]] </p>

<p class="body1">''BINGO!'' <div class="wordwrap"> Fake news is created with the intent to mislead. This can be done to influence your views, make profits, or just cause confusion and chaos. </div> <p class="choice"> [[Tell me more!|Tell me more 1]] [[Can we play the game now?|Start Game]] </p>

<p class="body1"> <div class="wordwrap"> Haha. You're NOT wrong. Fake news is created with the intent to mislead. This can be done to influence your views, make profits, or just cause confusion and chaos. </div> <p class="choice"> [[I knew that...|Start Game]] [[Tell me more!|Tell me more 1]] </p>

<p class="body1"> <div class="wordwrap"> Yes, yes of course! Fake news, or false information, can take many forms! You might be aware of Clickbait? Articles with crazy headlines that are deliberately crafted to gain more website visitors and increase advertising revenue for websites.Or misleading headlines? Audiences on social media often don't bother to read the full article and just take these pieces for their sensationalist titles. There's also old school propaganda, aimed at influencing your views and opinions. Shall we play the game now? </div> <p class="choice"> [[YES!|Start Game]] [[No, I want to know more.|Tell me more 2]] </p>

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dbjmgr0gb/image/upload/v1591110673/CYOFN/GO-min_j1jwml.gif"> <style> p.go { text-decoration: underline; font-size: 42px; text-align: center; margin-top: -250px; </style> <p class="go"> [[Let's choose a character first.|Characters]]</p>

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dbjmgr0gb/image/upload/v1588669416/CYOFN/Flora_mr809p.png"> <p class="body2">This is Flora! She's 23 years old, and lives in Kampala. She's just wrapping up with university, and has started to look for a job.</p> <p class="choice"> [[Play as Flora|Start Flora]] [[Check out our second character|Character 2]] </p>

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dbjmgr0gb/image/upload/v1588669417/CYOFN/Jo_on_Phone_p4midv.gif"> <p class="body2">Say hi to Jo! He's a 35 year old shopkeeper from Kitatele. He also provides phone charging services. Jo loves talking about politics and is looking forward to the upcoming elections. </p> <p class="choice"> [[Play as Jo|Start Jo]] [[Play as Flora|Start Flora]] [[Check out our third character|Character 3]] </p>

<img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=179e73XEL4KvaLDgl2-xy2IQBigd-L9YT"> <p class="body3">Jo has been listening to the conversation between two men charging their phones at his shop. It's only a few months to the elections. They are discussing a new video of an opposition candidate instructing his supporters to intimidate and attack his opponents, particularly any small businesses.</p> <p class="choice"> [[What should Jo do?|1 Jo]] </p>

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dbjmgr0gb/image/upload/v1588669415/CYOFN/Aida_ptomqy.png"> <p class="body2">Best for last (don't tell Flora and Jo)! Aida is a 62 year old retired homemaker. Aida can relax now that her 6 children are employed and have grown up to be respectable adults. She enjoys spending time with her grandchildren and watching Korean TV shows in the evening. </p> <p class="choice"> [[Play as Flora|Start Flora]] [[Play as Jo|Start Jo]] [[Play as Aida|Start Aida]] [[Restart|Start Game]] </p>

<img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=11WxSSlMJuZwYvyACs7ipq6LwvrznG1eB"> <p class="body3">Aida has heard about a government-led vaccination drive against measles. The vaccination campaign should be coming to her area in the next few days. She just received a message from her cousin with a video of a child crying, in pain with severe facial swelling, after receiving this same vaccine.</p> <p class="choice"> [[What should Aida do?|1 Aida]] </p>

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dbjmgr0gb/image/upload/v1588669419/CYOFN/Apply_uot1iu.gif"> <p class="choice1"> [[Schedule the Interview!|2.1 Flora]] </p>

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dbjmgr0gb/image/upload/v1589211861/CYOFN/Flora_on_Phone_uhpxtd.gif"> <style> p.flora12 { margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 30px; text-align: left;</style> <p class="flora12"> The company has a nice website. Her friends have not heard about this company before.</p> <p class="choice"> [[Website looks legit. Let's schedule that interview!|1.1 Flora]] [[Mmmm. Maybe we do more research. What about social media pages? Is that relevant?|2.2 Flora]] </p>

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dbjmgr0gb/image/upload/v1588669418/CYOFN/Metal_Bars_div2fk.gif"> <p class="body3"> Jo purchases and begins to install metal bars on his shop windows. His neighbours take notice.</p> <p class="choice"> [[What should he tell his neighbours?|2.1 Jo]] </p>

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dbjmgr0gb/image/upload/v1588669417/CYOFN/Jo_on_Phone_p4midv.gif"> <p class="body3"> Jo's brother in town says he is in the capital for a meeting, but he will ask around. It definitely sounds strange. He calls back to say that the opposition candidate is a peace-loving man, who supports a number of social causes. The video is surely a fake.</p> <p class="choice"> [[Jo should confront the men about the false information|2.2a Jo]] [[Jo doesn't believe his brother.|2.2b Jo]] </p>

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dbjmgr0gb/image/upload/v1588669426/CYOFN/Townsfolk_1_eppau7.gif"> <p class="body3"> Jo calls a small meeting to inform the other businesses in the village about the potential threat.</p> <p class="choice"> [[Jo knows how bad things can get during election season. He should strongly warn the community that the opposition supporters have likely already damaged businesses elsewhere, and will soon to approach their village.|2.1.1 Jo]] [[Jo should downplay things. He should tell the community about the video and the potential trouble for businesses in the area, as is possible during election times.|2.1.1 Jo]] </p>

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dbjmgr0gb/image/upload/v1588669418/CYOFN/Aida_on_Phone_2_tb3ode.gif"> <p class="body3"> Aida's daughter, Moza, tells her she is worried about this information and does not want her children to be a part of the immunization drive.</p> <p class=" choice"> [[Can the grandkids opt out?|2.1 Aida]] </p>

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dbjmgr0gb/image/upload/v1588669418/CYOFN/Aida_on_Phone_2_tb3ode.gif"> <p class="body3"> Aida's son, Abdul, who lives in Australia, messages the family group to say that the video is fake.</p> <p class="choice"> [[FAKE?|2.2 Aida]] </p>

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dbjmgr0gb/image/upload/v1588669419/CYOFN/Neighbour_fkcqtv.gif"> <p class="body3"> The neighbour says that some children do get an allergic reaction to vaccines, but it is rare.</p> <p class="choice"> [[How rare is rare, really?|2.3 Aida]] </p>

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<p class="body1">Flora attends the interview on time. The office is not at all what she expected. Dingy. Damp. <p class="choice"> [[She submits all her documents to the secretary as soon as she gets there|3.1 Flora]] [[She should submit the documents after the interview.|3.2 Flora]] [[Flora should leave the interview venue.|3.3 Flora]] </p>

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dbjmgr0gb/image/upload/v1588669416/CYOFN/ID_Card_2_fllacv.gif"> <p class="body2"> There are 3 other people in the room waiting for an interview. The secretary makes a copy Flora's National ID card and hands it back to her. She takes the money from Flora. The interview lasts 10 minutes. They tell Flora they will inform her of their decision in 7-10 business days. </p> <p class="choice"> [[Flora Leaves|1.1.1.1 Flora]] </p>

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dbjmgr0gb/image/upload/v1588669425/CYOFN/Secretary_vtuxyd.gif"> <p class="body2"> The secretary is irritated with Flora. Three other people show up for the interview and the secretary makes copies of their National ID cards. The interviewers refuse to interview Flora until she submits her data. </p> <p class="choice"> [[Hmmmmmm|1.1.1.2 Flora]] </p>

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dbjmgr0gb/image/upload/v1588669422/CYOFN/ID_Card_3_ozcyve.gif"> <p class="body2"> The secretary is irritated with Flora. Three other people show up for the interview and the secretary makes copies of their National ID cards. The interviewers refuse to interview Flora until she submits her documents. </p> <p class="choice"> [[Flora feels embarassed. She decides to leave.|1.1.1.2b Flora]] </p>

<p class="body1"> Flora receives a phone call from the police 10 days later. She is a suspect in an investigation for a large scale electronic fraud case. The police were able to trace her national ID.</p> <p class="choice"> [[Oh no!|1.1.1.1.1 Flora]] </p>

<p class="body1"> Flora waits at the police station for her father to bail her out. She's so confused. How did she end up here? </p> <p class="choice"> [[What role does technology play in such scams?|Learn More AI 1]] [[Play again as Flora, or another character!|Start Game]] </p>

<p class="body1"> You've made the right decision! Never apply for a job that asks you to pay a processing fee. Ensure that only trusted persons can access your national ID. The job search can be frustrating, but keep your eyes out for these types of scams! </p> <p class="choice"> [[How does AI actually spread such scams?|Learn More AI 1]] [[Play again as Flora, or another character!|Start Game]] </p>

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dbjmgr0gb/image/upload/v1588669422/CYOFN/Passerby_li4qr1.gif"> <p class="body3"> The community dismisses Jo. They need to strike immediately to ensure their safety. Just then, a man who is a well known friend of the opposite candidate's brother passes by. The group leaps up and begin to confront him verbally.</p> <p class="choice"> [[Shout!|4.1 Jo]] [[Yell!|4.1 Jo]] [[Wave your arms!|4.1 Jo]] </p>

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dbjmgr0gb/image/upload/v1589208733/CYOFN/Youtube_mkbrcm.gif"> <p class="body3"> There are thousands of videos on Youtube that explain the harms and provide examples. They play one after the other. She watches them until her data bundle finishes. Her eyes start to hurt.</p> <p class="choice"> [[Aida should forward at least 5 of these videos to the family Whatsapp group to prove her point.|3.1 Aida]] [[Or better yet, Aida should send it to her entire contact list? |3.1 Aida]] </p>

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dbjmgr0gb/image/upload/v1589211323/CYOFN/Instagram_jobs_jni0uf.gif"> <p class="body3">She finds an attractive job ad on Instagram. It's for a foreign-based company. It TOTALLY matches her skillset, preferences and goals. It's like this job was created just for her! She simply needs to schedule an interview time to meet with them.</p> <p class="choice"> [[What should Flora do?|1b Flora]] </p>

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dbjmgr0gb/image/upload/v1589268501/CYOFN/Pollicy-Apr-01-07_vatmyo.jpg"> <p class="body3"> Here are a few quick steps you could take. But of course, this is a larger problem. We need to have more discussions on how artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies contribute to disinformation in our communities. What are the different ways in which they manifest and what are the eventual impacts. Try out the different characters to learn more about this can happen.</p> <p class="choice"> <a href="contact.php">Thanks for playing! Leave us your thoughts?</a> [[Try the game again with a different character?|Start Game]] </p>

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