This year we are heading to the LASAL. Festival Mediterrani de Periodisme i Fotografia with a citizen lab focused on understanding the mechanisms of disinformation and providing practical tools to address it through collective participation.
Disinformation does not appear spontaneously. It is built from narratives that appeal to emotions, reinforced through repetition, and spreads primarily through virality. Based on this premise, the lab “How Misinformation Is Created (and How to Stop It)” offers a hands-on learning space where participants can identify how misinformation is generated, why it works, and what signals allow it to be detected. The workshop will take place on Thursday, June 11, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Through La Buloteca, Maldita.es’s collaborative platform, participants will work with real cases to analyze how misinformation is constructed, why it goes viral, and what signs allow it to be identified before spreading further. The workshop is designed as an active learning space that invites participants not only to understand the problem but also to be part of the solution through collaborative approaches. It is aimed at adults aged 18 and over.
Registrations can be made through the following form:
Thursday, June 11 | 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The workshop is part of the SPQR (Social Problem, Quality Response) project and is co-financed by the European Union, in line with our commitment to promoting media literacy and critical thinking among diverse audiences.
In addition, as part of this program, on June 11 at 4:00 p.m., we will host the roundtable “Journalism and Innovation in the Face of Disinformation: New Responses to an Old Problem.” This discussion space invites reflection on how technological, methodological, and social innovation is transforming the ways disinformation is detected, analyzed, and addressed within a media ecosystem marked by speed, polarization, and virality. The conversation will bring together professionals and experts from diverse backgrounds, including Julio Montes, director of Fundación Maldita.es; Chema Valero Pastor, from the University of Elche; documentary filmmaker Carles Tamayo; and Alice Monteil, from the Photographic Social Vision Foundation.
The roundtable will provide a space to debate new methods of verification and prevention, the active role of citizens in information processes, and the importance of collaboration between journalism, academia, civil society, and content creators.
About LASAL
Held in El Masnou (Barcelona) from June 11 to 13, the festival brings together professionals, researchers, creators, and the public to address contemporary challenges in information, promoting open formats that combine critical reflection, training, and experimentation.