Our Projects

Transnational investigative journalism project with Scena9 (Romania) and Rubryka (Ukraine) analyzing new forms of digital violence against minors in t...

Transnational investigative journalism project with Scena9 (Romania) and Rubryka (Ukraine) analyzing new forms of digital violence against minors in the context of AI proliferation. Examines cyberbullying, deepfake nudes creation and distribution, and revenge pornography, as well as legal, educational and institutional gaps in child protection. Uses OSINT analysis, FOI requests, expert interviews, and comparative legal review to identify effective responses and replicable practices across European contexts.

Research collaboration with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam to evaluate the effectiveness of fact-checking content in improving citizens' ability to iden...

Research collaboration with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam to evaluate the effectiveness of fact-checking content in improving citizens' ability to identify disinformation. Maldita.es contributed by selecting verified content for focus groups to assess whether exposure to fact-checks enhances verification skills. The experiment was designed and conducted by university researchers.

Editorial partnership with Eroski Consumer to produce reliable content on food, health and food safety topics. Maldita.es creates monthly articles and...

Editorial partnership with Eroski Consumer to produce reliable content on food, health and food safety topics. Maldita.es creates monthly articles and videos for social media, leveraging its expertise from Maldita Ciencia and Maldita Alimentación sections. Content follows Maldita.es editorial independence and methodology, and is distributed through Consumer's website and both organisations' social media channels to help citizens make informed decisions.

Research collaboration with Centro Crímina at Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche. The project examined the impact of disinformation circulating on ...

Research collaboration with Centro Crímina at Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche. The project examined the impact of disinformation circulating on social media on public opinion regarding criminal law and its application, as well as on lawmaking processes. Maldita.es provided access to its disinformation database to support the academic research conducted by the Crímina team.

Research collaboration with Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU) providing verified disinformation data and consultancy services. Maldita.es supplied ...

Research collaboration with Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU) providing verified disinformation data and consultancy services. Maldita.es supplied a comprehensive dataset (2018-2023) including disinformation titles, debunking links, fact-checker categories, original multimedia content, and OCR transcriptions. The project also included 100 hours of consultancy on disinformation trends, methodologies and data analysis to support academic research.

Project funded by the European Climate Foundation to boost Spanish-speaking citizens' understanding of and resilience to climate disinformation narrat...

Project funded by the European Climate Foundation to boost Spanish-speaking citizens' understanding of and resilience to climate disinformation narratives ahead of the 2024 European Elections. Produced 6 in-depth reports on prevalent climate narratives published through collaborations with major Spanish media outlets (Servimedia, 20 Minutos, Cadena Ser, elDiario.es, La Vanguardia, La Marea). Included prebunking media literacy materials for elderly citizens and a stakeholder roundtable event.