Our Projects

Maldita.es initiative to detect and alert citizens about online fraud, scams and cyber threats. Features a "scam mailbox", WhatsApp chatbot integratio...

Maldita.es initiative to detect and alert citizens about online fraud, scams and cyber threats. Features a "scam mailbox", WhatsApp chatbot integration, monthly Q&A sessions, cybersecurity glossary, and content across Twitch, TikTok and social media. Supported by ESET España, addressing the 90%+ of users who need internet security training.

Provision, installation and configuration of a structured database of verified disinformation content for academic use within the U-MIND project at Un...

Provision, installation and configuration of a structured database of verified disinformation content for academic use within the U-MIND project at University of Granada. Maldita.es provides 5,000+ verified records accessible via REST API and web interface, with continuous updates, technical documentation and training seminars.

H2020 project bringing together 23 organizations from 16 European countries to detect, prepare and counter hybrid threats. Maldita.es provides disinfo...

H2020 project bringing together 23 organizations from 16 European countries to detect, prepare and counter hybrid threats. Maldita.es provides disinformation training for consortium members and assists URJC in research. Four focus areas: future hybrid threat trends, cyber technologies, civil resilience at local level, and strategic communication.

IFCN-supported mentorship programme where Maldita.es trained 5 international fact-checking organizations on advocacy and public policy activities. Fiv...

IFCN-supported mentorship programme where Maldita.es trained 5 international fact-checking organizations on advocacy and public policy activities. Five workshop sessions covered defining policy objectives, stakeholder relationships, resource management and sustainability. Resulted in a published guidebook available to other organizations.

European Commission-funded observatory monitoring disinformation threats in Spain and Portugal. Part of the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO) ...

European Commission-funded observatory monitoring disinformation threats in Spain and Portugal. Part of the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO) network. 23 institutions including universities, fact-checkers and research centers collaborate on digital media research, computational detection technologies, verification, strategic threat reports and media literacy initiatives.

Media literacy project supported by Google News Initiative that brought a mobile information unit to 20 towns across Spain between April and May 2023....

Media literacy project supported by Google News Initiative that brought a mobile information unit to 20 towns across Spain between April and May 2023. The BuloBús offered information stands, personalised assistance for citizens, workshops for young people aged 14-18 on disinformation and cybersecurity, and a theatre play narrated by journalist Julia Otero. The initiative focused on reaching older adults in smaller municipalities who feel unprotected against online disinformation and lack digital skills to confront it.