Our Projects

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.

Content partnership with TikTok to combat electoral disinformation during Spain's July 2023 general elections. Maldita.es developed educational videos...

Content partnership with TikTok to combat electoral disinformation during Spain's July 2023 general elections. Maldita.es developed educational videos and verified content for TikTok's Election Information Centre, helping users access reliable information about the electoral process. The collaboration included producing specific videos explaining common electoral questions and debunking recurring disinformation about vote-counting systems and postal voting, while raising awareness about how to identify and counter false narratives.