Our Projects

EFCSN programme where Maldita.es serves as mentor organization for 10 Central and Eastern European fact-checkers. Provides training in editorial manag...

EFCSN programme where Maldita.es serves as mentor organization for 10 Central and Eastern European fact-checkers. Provides training in editorial management, communication and business model/fundraising (May-July 2024), followed by individualized mentoring (July-October 2024). Funded by Porticus to support organizations in challenging environments.

Porticus-funded microlearning programme delivering up to 10 short courses on disinformation, critical thinking and media consumption via WhatsApp chat...

Porticus-funded microlearning programme delivering up to 10 short courses on disinformation, critical thinking and media consumption via WhatsApp chatbots in Spain, Germany and Belgium. Maldita.es leads the consortium with The Guardian Foundation, Correctiv and deCheckers, creating high-impact audiovisual content for three age groups (18-30, 31-60, 60+).

Cross-border investigative journalism on migrant detention in UK removal centres, focusing on Romanian and Spanish citizens post-Brexit. Maldita.es an...

Cross-border investigative journalism on migrant detention in UK removal centres, focusing on Romanian and Spanish citizens post-Brexit. Maldita.es and Buletin de București analyze indefinite detention practices, official data opacity, mental health impacts and institutional accountability through FOI requests, interviews and data visualization.

Google News Initiative-backed project to develop an AI assistant enhancing fact-checking efficiency and accuracy. The tool explores large content volu...

Google News Initiative-backed project to develop an AI assistant enhancing fact-checking efficiency and accuracy. The tool explores large content volumes, detects disinformation patterns, links new claims to previous debunks, and suggests relevant experts and optimal response formats for faster citizen response to misinformation.

Maldita.es won one of three prizes at the International Press Institute's Media Blend Hackathon 2024 in Sarajevo. Competed among 10 European media tea...

Maldita.es won one of three prizes at the International Press Institute's Media Blend Hackathon 2024 in Sarajevo. Competed among 10 European media teams with a proposal for a technological suite for knowledge management and community participation, focused on media sustainability and innovation.

Project funded by the European Climate Foundation to continue and expand Maldito Clima as the multi-platform online reference for evidence-based clima...

Project funded by the European Climate Foundation to continue and expand Maldito Clima as the multi-platform online reference for evidence-based climate information in Spain. The initiative counters climate mis/disinformation through daily monitoring, fact-checking, explainer articles and social media content on TikTok and Instagram. It strengthens citizen participation via the WhatsApp chatbot and La Dudoteca platform, where citizens can resolve climate information doubts with verified experts. The project also supports a network of local journalists fighting climate misinformation.