Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

What The Fake is a game where players identify which headlines are real and which are fabricated. Launched in February 2022, it offers an entertaining way to test critical thinking skills and media literacy. The game… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. What The Fake: Guess which headline is real? launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   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 →

2. 2
   Hacker News or Satire?▲176

   Test your ability to distinguish between fake and real news

   2024 · hackernewssatire.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Real Fake▲192

   Guess which startups are real vs. AI generated

   2024 · realfakegame.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Fake News: The Game▲123

   A game of facts & falsehoods

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5IT
   Is this headline fake or not?▲15

   We live in crazy times - but can you tell how crazy? Is This Headline Fake or Not?

   2020 · isthisheadlinefake.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Fake vs Real (by Paper Planes)▲4

   Can you spot fake news in 5 headlines?

   Feb 2026 · paperplanes.me · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Fighting Fakes in Ukraine-Russia War▲70

   Community effort to find out what is fake and what is real

   2022 · fakeorreal.vercel.app · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Man Creates Fake News Game, by Wall West Ltd▲61

   Are you up to date on current affairs?

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Fake Update▲281

   Prank your friends with fake update screens

   2015 · fakeupdate.net · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Game of Lies▲83

    The trivia board game of fake news, fibs and false memories!

    2019 · its alternatives →

11. 11HN
    Hacker News, but every headline is hysterical clickbait▲188

    Dec 2025 · dosaygo-studio.github.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Product Hunt Real or Fake▲192

    Guess which products are real and which are jokes

    2015 · realorfake.ph · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Fake Morning News▲80

    Fake news headline texted to your phone, every morning.

    2020 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    @FakeProductHunt▲281

    The best fake products, every day

    2015 · twitter.com · its alternatives →

15. 15TH
    This Hacker News Does Not Exist▲252

    2022 · coxomb.github.io · its alternatives →

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    ChatNews▲75

    A 0% fake news social platform based on verified users

    2019 · its alternatives →

17. 17MF
    My First Web App▲20

    2013 · onionornot.com · its alternatives →

18. 18FN
    FakeBullshit.news – A fake fake news website▲18

    The only news source you can TRUST

    2017 · fakebullshit.news · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Ground▲187

    A NASA space engineer fixing Fake News

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Misinformation Game▲99

    A social-media simulator for research

    2023 · misinfogame.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    URL Online▲155

    Prank your friends with fake news

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Headline Smasher▲97

    2013 · headlinesmasher.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Fake News: The Game (for Alexa)▲7

    It's Fun for The Whole Democracy

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Troll Factory▲83

    Online game teaching you how fake news is spread - and why

    2019 · trollfactory.yle.fi · its alternatives →

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