{"id":2292783,"date":"2024-07-11T14:42:10","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T18:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-department-to-spend-up-to-100000-on-youth-game-misinformation-training-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-11T14:49:03","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T18:49:03","slug":"state-department-to-spend-up-to-100000-on-youth-game-misinformation-training-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-department-to-spend-up-to-100000-on-youth-game-misinformation-training-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"State Department to spend up to $100,000 on youth game \u2018misinformation\u2019 training &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstate-department-to-spend-up-to-100000-on-youth-game-misinformation-training-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2292783&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The State Department plans to \u2062spend up to\u200d $100,000 training youth in\u200c the Ivory Coast to design games \u200cthat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meet-newsguard-the-government-backed-censorship-tool-billed-as-an-arbiter-of-truth\/\" title=\"Meet NewsGuard: The Government-Backed Censorship Tool Billed As An Arbiter Of Truth\">combat \u200cmisinformation<\/a>. The \u2062program, titled \u2064&#8221;Unmasking Misinformation \u2064through Gaming,&#8221; aims\u200c to create a \u2064network of young Ivorian leaders who work to solve disinformation \u200dproblems. Republican lawmakers have criticized the \u200bfunding, citing bias and government censorship concerns. The program is \u2062set to\u200d begin\u200b in September 2024,\u2063 despite opposition from some members of Congress.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">State Department to spend up to $100,000 on youth game \u2018misinformation\u2019 training<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/gabe-kaminsky\/\">Gabe Kaminsky<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-11T14:40:19-04:00\">July 11, 2024 2:40 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1699772\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/state-department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>State Department<\/a> plans to spend up to $100,000 training youth in the Ivory Coast how to design games that will \u201ccombat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/misinformation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>misinformation<\/a>,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-to-drop-up-to-100000-teaching-pakistani-leaders-about-climate-change\/\" title=\"Biden administration plans to invest in educating Pakistani leaders on climate change with up to 0,000\">federal funding documents<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Until Aug. 5, the State Department is accepting applications from outside groups to receive taxpayer dollars for the program, which is called \u201cUnmasking Misinformation through Gaming,\u201d the documents show. The announcement comes as the Biden administration faces heightened scrutiny from Republican lawmakers for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fncs-carlson-its-time-for-the-democrats-to-accept-their-victory-forgive-the-team-they-beat-and-to-move-on-you-won-be-happy\/\" title=\"FNC&#039;s Carlson: It&#039;s Time for the Democrats to &#039;Accept Their Victory,&#039; &#039;Forgive the Team They Beat and to Move On&#039; -- &#039;You Won, Be Happy&#039;\">funding organizations<\/a>, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/?p=2872699\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Global Disinformation Index<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2455637\/top-republicans-throw-support-behind-major-biden-censorship-lawsuit-by-conservative-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>NewsGuard<\/a>, that downrank right<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-the-biden-administration-is-fact-checking-your-facebook-feed\/\" title=\"How The Biden Administration Is Fact-Checking Your Facebook Feed\">-leaning websites<\/a> in a manner that the GOP says is biased and an example of the government acting contrary to freedom of speech.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Federalist<\/em> and the <em>Daily Wire<\/em>, a pair of conservative media outlets, are suing the State Department\u2019s Global Engagement Center over funding to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.disinformationindex.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>GDI<\/a> and NewsGuard that the websites say facilitated \u201cone of the most egregious government operations to censor the American press in the history of the nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis Public Diplomacy Initiative aims to create a network of young Ivorian leaders who work across national borders to solve disinformation problems,\u201d funding documents for the program say, noting that the workshop \u201cwill advance themes related to countering misinformation, harnessing technology to tackle shared challenges, advancing human rights, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ramaswamy-confirms-father-is-not-a-us-citizen-as-he-reveals-immigration-policy\/\" title=\"Ramaswamy confirms dad isn&#039;t US citizen, unveils immigration policy.\">promoting civic engagement<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Many Republican members of Congress have <a href=\"https:\/\/issa.house.gov\/media\/in-the-news\/icymi-state-dept-absurdly-stands-funding-conservative-blacklister\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>argued<\/a> the State Department is ill-equipped to work on such \u201cdisinformation\u201d and \u201cmisinformation\u201d programs due to its issues in funding organizations meddling in U.S. affairs, such as GDI. The Ivory Coast grant program is anticipated to begin in September 2024, according to the State Department.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProposals should seek to convene 60-70 skilled gaming industry professionals and game design students for a four-day program comprised of a two-day workshop led by American and local experts on designing games with social messages, followed by a two-day game jam during which participants form teams and conceptualize games that could address pressing misinformation issues in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire,\u201d funding documents say.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not the first time the U.S. government has shelled out cash on game programs linked to \u201cdisinformation\u201d and \u201cmisinformation.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>To the ire of Republican lawmakers, the Global Engagement Center notably spent $275,000 in 2021 to help make a video game called <em>Cat Park<\/em> that \u201cinoculates players against real-world disinformation,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2442549\/state-department-official-pressed-by-congressman-over-censorship-of-conservatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>documents<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to the State Department for comment. <\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1699772\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1699772\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The State Department is planning to allocate up to $100,000 for a program in the Ivory Coast that will train youth on creating games to combat misinformation. This initiative, called &#8220;Unmasking Misinformation through Gaming,&#8221; aims to create a network of young leaders who will work together to address disinformation issues. The program will involve a workshop led by American and local experts on designing games with social messages, followed by a game jam where participants will conceptualize games to tackle misinformation problems in the Ivory Coast. This is not the first time the U.S. government has invested in game programs related to disinformation, as evidenced by previous funding for projects like the video game &#8220;Cat Park.&#8221; Republican lawmakers have criticized the State Department for funding organizations involved in downranking right-leaning websites, arguing that it goes against freedom of speech<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":381,"featured_media":2292784,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/blinken-2.jpeg.optimal.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7380,14209,5696,32895,4213,34682],"class_list":["post-2292783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-misinformation","tag-14209","tag-5696","tag-state-department","tag-training","tag-youth-game"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/blinken-2.jpeg.optimal.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/381"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2292783"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292783\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2292784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2292783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2292783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2292783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}