Maldita.es and DKV join forces to fight health-related hoaxes

For a year, the Maldita Ciencia team at Maldita.es will publish two denials a week on the DKV blog . Additionally, each week the DKV networks will have a video or infographic produced by Maldita.es with the most important health-related denials. The content published in the blog will also be published in Maldita Ciencia.

Likewise, DKV users and clients will be able to ask all their questions directly to the Maldita.es team through the mailbox on the insurer’s website. Every 15 days, Maldita.es’ scientific journalists will answer users’ questions using Maldita.es’ verification methodology. 

All content produced for this alliance has total editorial independence and has the quality seal granted by Maldita.es being a signatory of the Code of Principles of the International Fact-Checking Network , which guarantees: non-partisanship and neutrality, transparency about sources, financing , organizational structure, work methodology and the clear and honest publication of corrections. 

Our team specialized in scientific journalism works hand in hand with experts and scientific evidence so that more and more people make informed decisions and lies do not affect their health. 

Maldita Ciencia is the section of Maldita.es that combats misinformation related to health, food, physics, chemistry, astronomy and climate change. To counteract misinformation, they rely on two pillars: scientific knowledge and community. Currently, they collaborate with more than 22 specialized medical institutions that facilitate access to information and certify the veracity of publications.

At Maldita.es we have debunked almost 700 hoaxes during this pandemic, we have given courses, created manuals, published a special on the coronavirus (which has won the first journalistic prize from the Afectivo Efectivo Awards Forum ) and we have coordinated a European report on the impact of his lies.

In addition, we have a new WhatsApp bot +34 644 22 93 19 that you can consult to be more effective and we have taken to the streets to raise awareness about the importance of masks.