George Orwell's political fable Animal Farm is 80 years old, but its message on the power of language to manipulate reality is striking a fresh chord with students learning digital literacy in the age of AI.

A staple for high school English students for decades, the text has been adopted as a starting point for a nationwide schools competition called "Win the Farm".

The game was launched this week at Ballina Coast High in northern New South Wales to coincide with Media Literacy Week.

In the book, farm animals led by revolutionary young pigs Snowball and Napoleon revolt and overthrow the drunken and irresponsible farmer Jones, establishing a utopian society, which is ultimately corrupted by greed and inequality.

"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."

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