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Breaking Harmony Square: A Game That "Inoculates" Against Political Misinformation

Jon Roozenbeek and Sander van der Linden, Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review, 2020

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The primary empirical study of Harmony Square. A randomised controlled experiment demonstrating that playing the game improves players' ability to spot manipulation techniques in social media posts, increases their confidence in doing so, and reduces their stated willingness to share manipulative content.

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https://doi.org/10.37016/mr-2020-47

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The Academy · May 27, 2026

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What does this material reveal? Where else does it lead?