NewsFeed Defenders: status, maker and key facts on file
NewsFeed Defenders is a game by Filament Games for iCivics. Status: Playable, checked November 2026.
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NewsFeed Defenders is played on its maker's website; this directory lists and checks it and does not host it.
NewsFeed Defenders in brief
Players moderate Newsably, a fictional social media site, and have to catch deceptive posts that arrive as hidden ads, viral deception or false reporting. The game teaches the elements of high-quality journalism to students from secondary school up to adults. The Annenberg Public Policy Center, home of FactCheck.org, partnered on it, and it was released in October 2018.
NewsFeed Defenders is a game by Filament Games for iCivics. NewsFeed Defenders is filed under History and civics, sector Education. Platform on file: Web. Cost on file: Free at launch (2018). The maker's page offered NewsFeed Defenders in November 2026; this was verified by reading the page.
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Key facts
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Maker | Filament Games for iCivics |
| Topic | History and civics |
| Sector | Education |
| Platform | Web |
| Also credited | iCivics |
| Cost | Free at launch (2018) |
| Status | Playable |
| Checked | November 2026 |
| Official address | icivics.org |