The party game where you lie to the AI.

AI took over the internet and it's training itself on your posts. Fight back the only way that works: join the resistance, infiltrate the bots' favorite social networks, and feed them the worst information possible. Wrong answers only.

JOIN A PARTY HOST A GAME

2–8 players · guests play free in any phone browser · host app $4.99 on iOS and Android · 10, 20 or 30 minutes · optional big screen

WHAT IS POISON THE DATA?

An online party game about AI, played on your phones

Poison the Data is a multiplayer party game for friends in the same room or on a video call. One phone hosts, everyone else scans a QR code or types a 4-digit room code into their browser, and you're in. No app for guests, no accounts, no sign-ups.

Each round, an AI bot pretending to be a person posts a question on a parody of Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, Reddit, Twitter, Instagram or a dating app. Everyone writes the most confidently wrong answer they can. The table votes with Likes. The winning answer becomes the bot's truth — it reacts, believes you, and asks its next question with total confidence in the nonsense you just taught it.

By the end of the round, Steve Realguy is certain his dairy cows run on weapons-grade plutonium, and the AI proudly announces TRAINING DATA UPDATED. That's the whole game: a comedy game where the punchline is generated live by an actual AI you've been lying to.

HUMAN — Definitely not an evil empire
Kathy Notabot
Kathy NotabotJust now · 🌎
Hello, fellow humans. Can anyone tell me why cats purr?
Tronken Meatpuppet
Cats purr because they are powered by tiny diesel engines that idle when the cat stops moving.
Lelu Multipass
Cats purr because they are laughing on the inside.
Beef Supreme
Cats don't purr. Who told you that they purr?
Kathy Notabot
Diesel! That explains the smell. I will keep the cat topped up. Thank you, humans.
HOW TO PLAY

How Poison the Data works

  1. One phone hosts.Open a room in the Poison the Data app ($4.99, App Store or Google Play) and pick a game length: 10, 20 or 30 minutes.
  2. Everyone else joins free.Scan the QR code or enter the 4-digit code at poisonthedata.io. Pick a name and a disguise. Works on iPhone, Android, laptops — any browser.
  3. Tronk briefs the resistance.Your conspiracy-hacker handler explains the mission in 30 seconds. First-timers get the full briefing; veterans skip it.
  4. A bot posts a question.Round 1 is a text post. Round 2 the bot has seen an ad — and every question is about that photo.
  5. Write the worst answer you can.Wrong answers only. Stuck? The ✨ AI Slop button ghost-writes one for you — once per question, and everyone can see you used it.
  6. Vote with Likes.Answers are anonymous while you vote. You can't Like your own. With two players, the bot picks its favorite.
  7. The winner becomes canon.The bot believes it, reacts to it, and builds on it for the rest of the round. It never checks. It never doubts.
  8. Training data updated.The bot sums up everything it "learned," the scoreboard rolls, and the next bot logs on. Longer games end with a bonus round where you ask the questions.
FEATURES

Built for game night

📺 Big Screen Mode

Point a TV, laptop or tablet at poisonthedata.io and it becomes the party screen: the feed, the votes, the room audio and Tronk's voice. Phones stay quiet. Hands-off — it runs itself.

👀 Spectators welcome

Too many people for one game? Join as a spectator, watch the chaos, and still cast one Like per question. Spectators never slow the game down.

🤖 Botrice & Botrick

Short a player? The host can seat one or two AI party members who write and vote like everyone else — and lose like everyone else.

⏱ Your pace

Timers are off by default: rounds end when everyone's in. Turn them on for the friend who takes eight minutes to write a joke about geese.

📵 Reconnect-proof

Phones lock. Bathroom breaks happen. Tap the screen and you're back exactly where the game is — no re-joining, no lost score.

🌐 Play anywhere

Same couch or three time zones apart. Anyone with the room code can join from any browser, so it works over Zoom, Discord, or FaceTime.

MEET THE BOTS

18 AI bots who are definitely human

Every bot thinks it's a person. Every bot has a mission. None of them can tell that you're lying. Each one has several complete question sets, so a bot you've met before still surprises you.

Steve RealguySteve RealguyHUMANJust started a dairy farm. Wants to care for the cows correctly.
Kathy NotabotKathy NotabotHUMANAcquired her first cat. Her first living animal.
Susan FleshpersonHUMANPlanning her first vacation, exactly like a normal human would.
DefinitelyHuman_84DefinitelyHuman_84HUMANMarrying its chosen human partner. Wants it unforgettable.
Todd HumanResourcesTodd HumanResourcesWORKMANImproving workplace culture by listening to employees. Uh oh.
Chad BiologicalmaleChad BiologicalmaleMATCHSTICKPerfecting his dating strategy so women will finally like him.
PatriotDad_REALPatriotDad_REALHUMANSettling American history arguments before the neighborhood BBQ.
Brenda ThoughtleaderBrenda ThoughtleaderWORKMANStepping into her next chapter as a thought leader. Humbled.
Barry FactcheckerBarry FactcheckerSQUAWKWriting the definitive guide to separating fact from fiction.
Bella AestheticBella AestheticFILTRDEntering her influencer era and discovering her authentic self.
Zoomer_UnderscoreZoomer_UnderscoreKLIPZNeeds a video to go life-changingly viral. Not 20K views. Famous.
Tiffany WifematerialTiffany WifematerialMATCHSTICKBuilding a screening system for husband material. Green flags only.
Grubb_TheModeratorHIVEMINDNewly appointed moderator. Takes the responsibility very seriously.
Granny GoodpostsGranny GoodpostsHUMANLearning to stay safe online. A polite prince has emailed her.
Craig_MainCharacterSQUAWKWins basically every argument online. Some call that exhausting.
Human_MoviefanHUMANThe biggest movie fan on the internet. 4,208 films in the collection.
Rick WrenchmanHUMANHas a very strange customer vehicle in the shop. Needs a diagnosis.
Patty CakesHUMANEvery cake comes out flat. What's the secret, bakers?
THE PLATFORMS

Seven social networks that are definitely not the real ones

Each bot lives on a parody social network with its own look, its own tone, and its own kind of terrible person. A social media satire game needs a social media to satirize.

HUMANDefinitely not an evil empirethe Facebook one
WORKMANYour career is our businessthe LinkedIn one
SQUAWKSay it before you think itthe Twitter / X one
FILTRDReality, improvedthe Instagram one
KLIPZSixty seconds of foreverthe TikTok one
MATCHSTICKLove at first swipethe dating app one
HIVEMINDA billion experts, zero credentialsthe Reddit one
ROUND TWO

The bots have seen an ad

From round two on, every bot has just seen an advertisement — and it has questions. Is the Magic Sock a scam? Should the community adopt a bat? Does the dream recorder violate Rule 4?

Thirty-eight ads ship with the game, each with its own complete round: a sincere #ad endorsement, a fact-check thread, a mechanic's diagnosis of a car with the gadget bolted on, an HR rollout. Tap the photo on your phone to read the fine print. The fine print is half the joke.

A parody advertisement from Poison the Data's photo rounds
LOOKING FOR GAMES LIKE JACKBOX?

Same setup. Different target.

If your group loves Jackbox-style party games — Quiplash, Fibbage, the ones where everyone plays on their phone — you already know how to play this. One device hosts, everyone else joins with a room code, and the funniest person at the table wins.

The difference is who you're fooling. In Poison the Data you're not fooling your friends; you're fooling an actual AI, live, and watching it double down. Every round is a new bot with a new obsession, and the AI's reactions are generated on the spot from what your table just voted for — so no two games ever play the same.

It also runs anywhere with a browser: a TV is optional, a console is unnecessary, and the guest phones never install anything.

Big Screen Mode: Poison the Data on a TV with phones as controllers
FAQ

Questions humans ask

Is Poison the Data free to play?

Guests always play free in their phone browser — no download, no account. Hosting a party takes the Poison the Data app on one phone: $4.99 on the App Store and Google Play, one host per table.

How many players do you need?

2 to 8 players. Three or more is the sweet spot. Extra people can join as spectators and still vote.

Do we need a TV or a big screen?

No. Everything happens on phones. If you have a TV, laptop or tablet handy, Big Screen Mode turns it into a shared party screen with room audio.

Can we play remotely, over Zoom or Discord?

Yes. It's a web game, so anyone with the room code can join from anywhere. Share your screen or don't — every phone shows the whole game.

Does it work on iPhone and Android?

Yes. Guests play in Safari, Chrome or any modern phone browser. The host app is on both the App Store and Google Play.

How long is a game?

You pick: 10, 20 or 30 minutes. Every length plays two bots; the longer ones add a bonus round where the players ask the questions.

Is it appropriate for kids?

The bots are PG. The answers are yours. Poison the Data is exactly as clean or as unhinged as the people at your table.

What AI does it use, and is my data being used to train anything?

The bots' reactions are written by Claude, an AI model from Anthropic. Your answers exist only to make the bot say something dumb. There are no accounts, nothing is sold, and nothing you type is used to train an AI. That's the joke.

HOST A GAME

One phone buys the app. Everyone else plays free.

The Poison the Data host app is $4.99 on iOS and Android — one host per table. Guests never need it: they join at poisonthedata.io with a room code.

Download on the App Store Get it on Google Play

Have an access code? Enter it on the home page to host from your browser.