Tue Nov 22, 2022 – 4:45 pm EST
(LifeSiteNews) – A State Department memo sent to American embassies and missions encourages them to promote a computer game developed with taxpayer money designed to “inoculate” people from “disinformation.”
The memo announcing “Cat Park – A New Online Game to Inoculate Youth Against Disinformation” was distributed October 31 and first obtained by America First Legal and reviewed by the Foundation for Freedom Online (FFO).
Cat Park players spread “misinformation” about a city’s development of a cat park at the behest of a billionaire who wants to buy land at low prices before “repenting” of providing “disinformation.”
We are pleased to announce the launch of #CatPark! In this free online game players learn to build resilience to foreign propaganda and disinformation by developing #MediaAndInfoLiteracy skills. Great design by @Tilt_Co @Cambridge_Uni @CSDMLab. Play here: https://t.co/tf5cx2y6Fs
— Global Engagement Center (@TheGEC) October 26, 2022
According to the memo, the game “inoculates players against real world disinformation by showing how sensational headlines, memes, and manipulated media can be used to advance conspiracy theories and incite real-world violence.” GEC launched the game on social media last month to coincide with the United
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