Our Impact

Fundación Maldita.es was recognised by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, at an event chaired by Diana Morant, for its contribution...See more

Fundación Maldita.es was recognised by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, at an event chaired by Diana Morant, for its contribution to combating disinformation and supporting society with verified information during the DANA. See less

La Fundación Maldita.es received an Honorary Mention at the European Union Prize for Citizen Science 2025, awarded by Ars Electronica, for the Bulobús...See more

La Fundación Maldita.es received an Honorary Mention at the European Union Prize for Citizen Science 2025, awarded by Ars Electronica, for the Bulobús project, a citizen science initiative that brings fact-checking and media literacy to local communities through the direct participation of citizens. See less

La Fundación Maldita.es was recognised with the Award for Transparency and Informational Rigour for its work in fact-checking and promoting transparen...See more

La Fundación Maldita.es was recognised with the Award for Transparency and Informational Rigour for its work in fact-checking and promoting transparency in information. See less

Fundación Maldita.es was recognised with the Adigital Award in the Citizenship category, granted by the Spanish Association of the Digital Economy, fo...See more

Fundación Maldita.es was recognised with the Adigital Award in the Citizenship category, granted by the Spanish Association of the Digital Economy, for its role as an active agent of social transformation through technology. See less

La Fundación Maldita.es received recognition from the General Council of the Legal Profession at the 25th Human Rights Awards, in the Media category, ...See more

La Fundación Maldita.es received recognition from the General Council of the Legal Profession at the 25th Human Rights Awards, in the Media category, for its fight against disinformation. See less

The Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) has awarded Maldita.es the runner-up prize of the 2022 Personal Data Communication Award, recognising its wo...See more

The Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) has awarded Maldita.es the runner-up prize of the 2022 Personal Data Communication Award, recognising its work to bring the impact of technology and the use of personal data closer to the public through the Maldita Tecnología programmes in the weekly Malditas Twitcherías. See less

The board of the Associació de Dones Periodistes de Catalunya (ADPC) awarded this prize to the Maldito Feminismo section in the category “Good Practic...See more

The board of the Associació de Dones Periodistes de Catalunya (ADPC) awarded this prize to the Maldito Feminismo section in the category “Good Practices in the Detection of Fake News”, in recognition of its work in the fight against misinformation on gender-related issues. See less

The Maldita.es section specialised in data journalism received both first and second prize in this category.

UkraineFacts received the Anne Jacobsen’s Memorial Award, granted by the Norwegian Media Cluster, for its collaborative work to combat disinformation ...See more

UkraineFacts received the Anne Jacobsen’s Memorial Award, granted by the Norwegian Media Cluster, for its collaborative work to combat disinformation about the war in Ukraine through rigorous fact-checking and international media cooperation. See less

Maldito Dato has won the “Difusión del Gobierno Abierto en Medios y Redes Sociales” award at the 4th edition of the GO! Awards for Civil Society, gran...See more

Maldito Dato has won the “Difusión del Gobierno Abierto en Medios y Redes Sociales” award at the 4th edition of the GO! Awards for Civil Society, granted by the Diputación de Valencia, for its journalistic work promoting the right of access to public information, the Transparency Law, and encouraging its use by citizens. See less

Maldita Tecnología has won the 5th ESET Award for Journalism and Outreach in IT Security in the “Social Media” category for broadcasting a programme o...See more

Maldita Tecnología has won the 5th ESET Award for Journalism and Outreach in IT Security in the “Social Media” category for broadcasting a programme on cybersecurity and digital literacy on Maldita.es’ Twitch channel. See less

Maldita Migración has won the APDHE 2021 Award on the occasion of its 45th anniversary in the “Comunicación y Cultura” category for the “work carried ...See more

Maldita Migración has won the APDHE 2021 Award on the occasion of its 45th anniversary in the “Comunicación y Cultura” category for the “work carried out in support of the defence of human rights in Spain and abroad”. See less

Maldita Ciencia received the Boehringer Ingelheim Award for Journalism and Outreach in Health on Tuesday, 16 November, in the category of Best Scienti...See more

Maldita Ciencia received the Boehringer Ingelheim Award for Journalism and Outreach in Health on Tuesday, 16 November, in the category of Best Scientific Communicator on Social Media, for the *malditas twitcherías científicas* that we broadcast every Monday at 1:00 pm on Maldita.es’ Twitch channel. See less

Maldita Educa has received the PantallasAmigas Award, presented by the organisation in recognition of its work in Media and Digital Literacy.

The jury of the “2020 Data Protection Awards”, presented by the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD), awarded Maldita Tecnología the accésit recognit...See more

The jury of the “2020 Data Protection Awards”, presented by the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD), awarded Maldita Tecnología the accésit recognition for its coverage of issues related to privacy, data use, technology ethics and digital rights. See less

Maldita Ciencia was recognised in the “Communication Professionals” category for its track record in science communication and, in particular, for its...See more

Maldita Ciencia was recognised in the “Communication Professionals” category for its track record in science communication and, in particular, for its work during the COVID-19 pandemic explaining the crisis alongside specialists and combating disinformation and hoaxes. See less

Maldito Dato wins first prize in the data journalism category of the 5th Datos Abiertos Competition organised by the Junta de Castilla y León.

The jury of the first Awards of the Association of Investigative Journalists (API) decided to grant a Special Mention at the 2021 API Local Journalism...See more

The jury of the first Awards of the Association of Investigative Journalists (API) decided to grant a Special Mention at the 2021 API Local Journalism Award to the Maldito Dato team for the work “Taxis, comidas, prensa, encuestas y asesoría jurídica: las cuentas de los grupos municipales del Ayuntamiento de Madrid entre 2015 y 2017”, published in February 2020. See less

Maldita.es won the European Press Prize 2021: European Journalism Award for its WhatsApp chatbot

Maldito Dato won the award for Difusión del Gobierno Abierto en Medios y Redes Sociales at the 3rd edition of the GO! Awards for Civil Society, grante...See more

Maldito Dato won the award for Difusión del Gobierno Abierto en Medios y Redes Sociales at the 3rd edition of the GO! Awards for Civil Society, granted by the Diputación de Valencia, for its journalistic work promoting the right of access to public information, the Transparency Law, and encouraging its use by citizens. See less

The jury of the Concha García Campoy Award, presented by the Television Academy, decided to grant Maldita Ciencia the recognition for “its work in bri...See more

The jury of the Concha García Campoy Award, presented by the Television Academy, decided to grant Maldita Ciencia the recognition for “its work in bringing science closer to society with depth and clarity through a fresh and innovative format, and for its fight against fake news.” See less

The jury of the Prismas Casa de las Ciencias Awards for Scientific Outreach, presented by the Museos Científicos Coruñeses of the City Council of A Co...See more

The jury of the Prismas Casa de las Ciencias Awards for Scientific Outreach, presented by the Museos Científicos Coruñeses of the City Council of A Coruña, decided to grant Maldita Ciencia the recognition for Best New Media for being “an example of responsible science communication, able to be agile without losing rigour, and a necessary service amid growing disinformation.” See less

Maldita.es won the first prize in the journalistic work category of the Afectivo Efectivo Awards, a platform for knowledge exchange among the differen...See more

Maldita.es won the first prize in the journalistic work category of the Afectivo Efectivo Awards, a platform for knowledge exchange among the different groups working around the patient, for its coverage focused on combating coronavirus-related disinformation and disseminating verified scientific information. See less

Maldita Ciencia was recognised by the CSIC Institute of Optics for its outreach work in the field of optics and for bringing scientific knowledge clos...See more

Maldita Ciencia was recognised by the CSIC Institute of Optics for its outreach work in the field of optics and for bringing scientific knowledge closer to the public through rigorous fact-checking and explanation of scientific phenomena. See less