Unfake Social Media - Social Simulation Games - Game 5 Influence Watch

Developed under the Unfake Social Media project’s Social Media Simulation category, Influence Watch challenges players to manage their own social media profiles while navigating a flood of news and information. Each team must decide whether to share, verify, or discard the news snippets they receive — balancing credibility, popularity, and audience trust. As the rounds progress, players choose to follow or unfollow other profiles based on the quality and reliability of their posts, revealing how influence networks form and shift online. The game highlights how digital reputation, selective sharing, and social validation shape the spread of information. It sharpens players’ ability to evaluate sources critically and understand the dynamics of credibility and influence in the social media ecosystem.