Our Projects

Stars4Media programme project partnering Maldita.es with Italian fact-checker Facta (Pagella Politica) to design and test a transnational community mo...

Stars4Media programme project partnering Maldita.es with Italian fact-checker Facta (Pagella Politica) to design and test a transnational community model supporting fact-checking. Selected among 48 projects from 90 media outlets, the initiative aims to increase impact and reach of fact-checking work through community engagement.

Maldita.es initiative to detect and alert citizens about online fraud, scams and cyber threats. Features a "scam mailbox", WhatsApp chatbot integratio...

Maldita.es initiative to detect and alert citizens about online fraud, scams and cyber threats. Features a "scam mailbox", WhatsApp chatbot integration, monthly Q&A sessions, cybersecurity glossary, and content across Twitch, TikTok and social media. Supported by ESET España, addressing the 90%+ of users who need internet security training.

Provision, installation and configuration of a structured database of verified disinformation content for academic use within the U-MIND project at Un...

Provision, installation and configuration of a structured database of verified disinformation content for academic use within the U-MIND project at University of Granada. Maldita.es provides 5,000+ verified records accessible via REST API and web interface, with continuous updates, technical documentation and training seminars.

H2020 project bringing together 23 organizations from 16 European countries to detect, prepare and counter hybrid threats. Maldita.es provides disinfo...

H2020 project bringing together 23 organizations from 16 European countries to detect, prepare and counter hybrid threats. Maldita.es provides disinformation training for consortium members and assists URJC in research. Four focus areas: future hybrid threat trends, cyber technologies, civil resilience at local level, and strategic communication.

IFCN-supported mentorship programme where Maldita.es trained 5 international fact-checking organizations on advocacy and public policy activities. Fiv...

IFCN-supported mentorship programme where Maldita.es trained 5 international fact-checking organizations on advocacy and public policy activities. Five workshop sessions covered defining policy objectives, stakeholder relationships, resource management and sustainability. Resulted in a published guidebook available to other organizations.

European Commission-funded observatory monitoring disinformation threats in Spain and Portugal. Part of the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO) ...

European Commission-funded observatory monitoring disinformation threats in Spain and Portugal. Part of the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO) network. 23 institutions including universities, fact-checkers and research centers collaborate on digital media research, computational detection technologies, verification, strategic threat reports and media literacy initiatives.