Maldita.es (Journalism not to be fooled) (I13-EN)
Maldita.es is a non-profit medium whose purpose is to provide tools to the public to detect errors, inaccuracies, lies and hoaxes widely disseminated in social networks. From their first variants Maldita Hemeroteca and Maldito Bulo, with presence in various media as sections and independently on the Internet, the project has diversified its work in Maldita Ciencia and Maldito Dato. They focus on the control of disinformation and the public discourse through fact-checking techniques and data journalism, as well as Maldita Migración or Maldito Feminismo, two issues that are usually subject to false news as migration and feminism.
LessMaldita.es is a non-profit medium whose purpose is to provide tools to the public to detect errors, inaccuracies, lies and hoaxes widely disseminated in social networks. From their first variants Maldita Hemeroteca and Maldito Bulo, with presence in various media as sections and independently on the Internet, the project has diversified its work in Maldita Ciencia and Maldito Dato. They focus on the control of disinformation and the public discourse through fact-checking techniques and data journalism, as well as Maldita Migración or Maldito Feminismo, two issues that are usually subject to false news as migration and feminism.
Maldita.es is a non-profit medium whose purpose is to provide tools to the public to detect errors, inaccuracies, lies and hoaxes widely disseminated in social networks. From their first variants Maldita Hemeroteca and Maldito Bulo, with presence in various media as sections and independently on the Internet, the project has diversified its work in Maldita Ciencia and Maldito Dato. They focus on the control of disinformation and the public discourse through fact-checking techniques and data journalism, as well as Maldita Migración or Maldito Feminismo, two issues that are usually subject to false news as migration and feminism.
- Language
- Spanish
- Country
- Spain

Summary
Maldita.es is a non-profit medium whose purpose is to provide tools to the public to detect errors, inaccuracies, lies and hoaxes widely disseminated in social networks. From their first variants Maldita Hemeroteca and Maldito Bulo, with presence in various media as sections and independently on the Internet, the project has diversified its work in Maldita Ciencia and Maldito Dato. They focus on the control of disinformation and the public discourse through fact-checking techniques and data journalism, as well as Maldita Migración or Maldito Feminismo, two issues that are usually subject to false news as migration and feminism.
Category
media initiative
Keywords
hoaxes, disinformation, rumours
Aims
The collected news are verified by the control of the sources used and the generalisations made
Target group
All people and media producers, journalists
Method
Collection and provision of news items that are processed and verified by the organization
Source
Contributor
UMA