Factitious: status, maker and key facts on file
Factitious is a game by American University Game Lab / JoLT. Status: Page online, checked November 2026.
Updated
The address on file for Factitious loads; whether the game itself runs was not tested. This directory lists and checks it and does not host it.
Factitious in brief
Players swipe right for real and left for fake on abbreviated news stories and learn at once whether the call was correct, with a button to reveal the source. Fake here includes satire, opinion and spin, a wider definition than many expect. The aim is media literacy. The app launched in July 2017, and more than 540,000 players judged over 5 million articles in its first three weeks.
Factitious is a game by American University Game Lab / JoLT. Factitious is filed under History and civics, sector Education. Platform on file: Smartphone app / web. No cost is on file for Factitious. factitious.augamestudio.com answered at the address listed for Factitious in November 2026. Nobody launched the game itself there.
One article on this site names Factitious: Factitious: the fake news judgment game from American University. More entries are in the games directory.
Key facts
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Maker | American University Game Lab / JoLT |
| Topic | History and civics |
| Sector | Education |
| Platform | Smartphone app / web |
| Cost | Not on file |
| Status | Page online |
| Checked | November 2026 |
| Official address | factitious.augamestudio.com |