Maldita.es (Journalism not to be fooled) (I13-EN)

Description

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
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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

Contributor

UMA