What we do
Maldita.es is a non-profit foundation based in Spain that builds public trust and fosters a healthy information ecosystem for all by fighting disinformation and promoting transparency through journalism, education, technology, research and policy action. Our work is underscored by specialised teams, cutting edge and award-winning technological tools, and a unique, international and extensive community of citizens and partners who collaborate with us in the battle against disinformation.
Maldita.es’ holistic and multidisciplinary response is a pioneering approach in the field, founded on a wide-ranging, globally-recognised, and unique set of expertise that establishes us as a leading international reference in the fight against disinformation. To this end, the Maldita.es Foundation has developed an ecosystem in which different teams and entities cooperate to fulfill its objectives: to provide all affected and involved actors - from legislators and digital platforms to journalists, citizens and educators - with tools, capabilities and content based on evidence and data so that they can make informed decisions.
JOURNALISTIC BRANDS
Maldita.es
A media outlet that produces content for a general audience related to disinformation. Through a fact-checking methodology validated by the International Fact-Checking Network and the European Fact-checking Standards Network, our journalistic team develops multi-platform content to debunk disinformation about politics; science; food and health; climate; migration and gender. We also develop research on the disinformation ecosystem that is published in this outlet.
La Dudoteca
La Dudoteca is a collaborative platform where doubts and expert knowledge meet. If you have a question, a network of experts is willing to help you answer it. Anyone can ask questions and anyone with validated knowledge can answer them. Experts in different disciplines register daily on our platform to help us answer the public's questions.
Factous
A space for verified information on social media to fight misinformation on the platforms where young people spend the most time. With videos between 30 and 40 seconds long and clear, direct, simple language, adapted to new narratives and using references from popular culture and the Internet, Factous connects with the youngest audience by providing data and context to the news they see every day so that verified information is more accessible.
Botalite S.L
Botalite is a technology company based in Spain, wholly owned by the Maldita.es Foundation, that develops automated conversational chatbots for messaging applications focused on fact-checking, media and social organizations. It is an AI-backed tool that builds, strengthens and transforms customers' relationships with their communities.
TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT
TEAMS
Research
Our team of data journalists, researchers and OSINT experts monitors disinformation trends and narratives and collects the data and information necessary to develop specific investigations from which solid evidence is extracted on the creation, dissemination and effects of disinformation and influence campaigns (FIMI), including themes, narratives and TTPs of disinformation providers, as well as the role played by other institutional actors.
Education
Our team of educators and pedagogues develops media literacy and pre-bunking strategies to meet the needs of a society that needs to relearn how to consume information. From schools to senior centers, through companies and training for trainers to scale the impact of our actions, our Maldita Educa team develops online and offline training programs to reach the different audiences affected by disinformation.
AI and Data
Our team of developers, AI experts and data analysts works to provide the foundation and its partners with tools to collect relevant data on disinformation and its global trends and to get the most out of it when analyzing and organizing them through the application of AI with subsequent human validation.
Public Policy
Our Public Policy and Institutional Development Unit proposes to society and to those in leadership positions solutions based on our experience as experts in disinformation. It also provides them with information to help them make better decisions, based on data and not on personal impressions, that are truly effective in the fight against disinformation.
Academy
Our academic research team collaborates with universities around the world to produce scientific evidence on disinformation, its effects and the most efficient ways to combat it so that both the Maldita.es Foundation and the information ecosystem in general can benefit from this knowledge.
Projects
Our project team finds opportunities for our teams to delve deeper into their different areas and coordinates the work of the different elements of the foundation among themselves and with third parties.
Ayudamos a la ciudadanía a tomar decisiones con toda la información contrastada en la mano