PolitiTruth

Website

PolitiTruth

Founded in 2017

This tool intended to build user skills in identifying false information in a gameified format. Using a Tinder-like format, players swipe left or right to guess if the quote, author, and context (taken from the fact-checking site Politifact) are truthful or not. Scores are recorded annonymously and compared with others' high scores.

PolitiTruth is not affiliated with RAND. It was selected for this database because it fits our researchers' inclusion criteria.

Tool type

Education/training

Status

Fully operational

Intended users

General public

Cost

Free

Tool focus

This tool is content-focused. It directly evaluates information, such as the authenticity of a photo.

Method or technology

Online course or game

Is the tool automated?

Yes

Founding organization

Poynter/Politifact

Founder/primary contact

Christopher Cinq-Mars Jarvis

How is this tool working to address disinformation?

This tool aims to fight disinformation by creating a cohort of information consumers who are better able to identify and avoid false information online.

Is there a connection with tech platforms?

None found

Who is funding the tool?

Poynter/PolitiFact

Are there external evaluations?

None found