Our Projects

European project to improve media and digital literacy and digital rights knowledge among rural children and adolescents (8-16 years) through particip...

European project to improve media and digital literacy and digital rights knowledge among rural children and adolescents (8-16 years) through participatory methodologies, co-creation and game-based learning. Maldita.es coordinates the consortium to strengthen educator capacities and generate adaptable, scalable educational resources across Europe.

Joint university programme with Universidad Carlos III de Madrid offering a microcredential in cybersecurity specifically designed for journalists. Ma...

Joint university programme with Universidad Carlos III de Madrid offering a microcredential in cybersecurity specifically designed for journalists. Maldita.es collaborates in course delivery, providing practical expertise and connecting students with industry professionals. The programme combines academic rigour with hands-on experience in digital security for media professionals.

This project investigates the growing use of AI chatbots—particularly Grok on X—as real-time fact-checkers and the risks they pose to information inte...

This project investigates the growing use of AI chatbots—particularly Grok on X—as real-time fact-checkers and the risks they pose to information integrity. Combining journalistic investigation by Maldita.es with behavioural research by the University of Jaén, the project will analyse how and when AI systems generate misleading verification responses, how these outputs spread misinformation, and how they affect users’ trust, beliefs, and behaviour. By examining both the technological drivers of AI hallucinations and the psychological factors that make audiences vulnerable to them, the project will provide evidence-based insights into a broader shift from traditional sources of authority toward AI-generated verification, and its implications for public trust, democratic access to reliable information, and the fight against disinformation.

Training programme with the European Parliament in Spain to strengthen capacities of journalists, teachers, communication teams from NGOs and companie...

Training programme with the European Parliament in Spain to strengthen capacities of journalists, teachers, communication teams from NGOs and companies in identifying and combating disinformation, especially on EU-related topics.

EFCSN-funded project to strengthen innovation in fact-checking by exploring new approaches to transform verification data into actionable disinformati...

EFCSN-funded project to strengthen innovation in fact-checking by exploring new approaches to transform verification data into actionable disinformation intelligence. Builds on Maldita.es' existing verification infrastructure and monitoring systems to develop analytical tools for identifying disinformation patterns and tracking narrative dynamics.

Third edition of the Iberian hub of the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO), bringing together 13 organizations from Spain and Portugal under Un...

Third edition of the Iberian hub of the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO), bringing together 13 organizations from Spain and Portugal under University of Navarra coordination. Maldita.es leads fact-checking and technology, operating the shared verification platform, coordinates Comprobado against electoral disinformation for Spain's 29 November 2026 general election, and liaises with the European Rapid Response System.