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24 alternatives to Bad News

Build a fake news empire to get as many followers as you can

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Bad News launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Hacker News or Satire?▲176
Test your ability to distinguish between fake and real news
2024 · hackernewssatire.com · its alternatives →
2
Fake News: The Game▲123
A game of facts & falsehoods
2017 · its alternatives →
3FH
Fake Hacker News – See what HN has to say before you post▲107
Hi HN! I’ve been lurking for a while, but out of fear of being steamrolled by HN readers or maybe just natural introversion, I’ve always been too scared to post or comment. Which is why 1. this is my first real Hacker News submission 2. my friend Michael and I built "Fake" Hacker News, a place to post and see what AI-generated HN comments might say. Here’s a video of me using fakeHN to test this very submission: https://www.loom.com/share/4b9f4f9d7c77489a86baeb92ec55a1ed?... And an example of one of our generated posts:…
2023 · fakehn.com · its alternatives →
4
Overlooked▲70
Our mission is to end fake news.
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
5
Stop The Bullshit▲118
Hide posts & block sites that publish fake news on Facebook
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
6
Man Creates Fake News Game, by Wall West Ltd▲61
Are you up to date on current affairs?
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
7
Trusted News▲69
Trusted News helps you spot fake or suspicious news.
2018 · trusted-news.com · its alternatives →
8
Real Fake▲192
Guess which startups are real vs. AI generated
2024 · realfakegame.com · its alternatives →
9
Vestly▲69
Build a fake stock portfolio. Win real cash.
2016 · its alternatives →
10
Fake News Monitor▲72
A trustworthiness score to rank websites
2016 · its alternatives →
11
What The Fake News Trivia Game▲65
A game where you try and guess which news piece is real
2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
12
URL Online▲155
Prank your friends with fake news
2015 · its alternatives →
13
PR Boost by Press Hunt▲174
Get your startup in the news with PR campaigns powered by AI
2019 · presshunt.co · its alternatives →
14
ChatNews▲75
A 0% fake news social platform based on verified users
2019 · its alternatives →
15
Troll Factory▲83
Online game teaching you how fake news is spread - and why
2019 · trollfactory.yle.fi · its alternatives →
16
InfoPost▲73
Fight fake news with Advanced AI on your phone
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
17FN
FakeBullshit.news – A fake fake news website▲18
The only news source you can TRUST
2017 · fakebullshit.news · its alternatives →
18
Their News▲82
Pick a political bias for your news
2021 · their.news · its alternatives →
19
HowFake▲7
The Fake News Buster
2020 · its alternatives →
20
SundayTimesNews▲63
Create Your Own Fake News And Trick Your Friends
2014 · its alternatives →
21
Planet Money - Finding The Fake-News King▲66
NPR tracked down a fake-news creator in the suburbs
2016 · its alternatives →
22
Full Monty Show #19: Facebookpedia▲61
We must reclaim reality in the wake of fake news
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
23
I built an AI satirical news site because news was depressing me▲25
Web site created using create-react-app
2025 · thescallion.netlify.app · its alternatives →
24
The Fake News Generator▲2
Write your own news headlines to share on social media.
2018 · its alternatives →

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