Development of a fake news checking crowdsourcing platform consisting of smart contracts combined with gamification

Abstract

In recent years, fake news has begun spreading rapidly via social media platforms. Several companies and civil organizations have set up crowdsourcing platforms to combat the spread of fake news. However, these platforms usually encounter the problem of insufficient manpower. Research has proven that gamification is an effective way to increase public participation in crowdsourcing. Based on this, this study proposes a fake news checking platform named "One For All" comprising smart contracts combined with game crowdsourcing. We added the core drives of Octalysis in gamification during platform design and executed the platform rules using smart contracts to ensure transparency and fairness of the platform. This is expected to increase the public's intention to use the platform and their trust in it.