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Maldita
(private, non-profit news)
Based in: Madrid, Spain
Launched in: 2017
Initiator: Julio Montes Moreno, Clara Jiménez Cruz
Main source of income: Crowd funding
Other sources of income: media collaborations, grants, projects, services
Annual expenditure: 700.000 Euros (2020)
Number of fact checkers: 15
Hours spent on fact checking per week: 700
Pieces of fact checking/verification content published annually: 1700
Focus topics: Fact-checking and debunking with regard to politics and social issues (migration, gender), science, technology and everything else that’s relevant.
Formats: Online articles/blog posts
Partnerships / associated organisations
- IFCN
Mission statement / Objectives
- monitor and supervise political discourse
- promote transparency
- verify and fight against misinformation
- promote media and information literacy (MIL) as well as MIL tools
- help people “not to be fooled”; establish an informed community able to fight back against all kinds of lies and propaganda
Last update: 10/21
Poligrafo
(private, for-profit news)
Based in: Lisbon, Portugal
Launched in: 2018
Initiator: Fernando Esteves
Main source of income: Facebook Third Party Program
Other sources of income: –
Annual expenditure: 350.000 Euros (2020)
Number of fact checkers: 8
Hours spent on fact checking per week: 400
Pieces of fact checking/verification content published annually: 1300
Focus topics: Viral hoaxes, political statements
Formats: Online articles/blog posts
Partnerships / associated organisations
Mission statement / Objectives
- establish truth in the public sphere
- serve audiences
- advocate liberal democracy
- be politically independent
- be transparent
- use new technologies in journalism
- stick to journalism ethics and standards
Last update: 10/21
RFI Les Dessous de L'Infox
(public, non-profit news)
Based in: Issy-les-Moulineaux / Paris, France
Launched in: 2017
Initiator: RFI Newsdesks
Main source of income: Public funds (French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs)
Other sources of income: –
Annual expenditure: –
Number of fact checkers: 1
Hours spent on fact checking per week: 1.5
Pieces of fact checking/verification content published annually: 50
Focus topics: Disinformation in international news
Formats: (Online) Radio show
Partnerships / associated organisations
Mission statement / Objectives
- Spot the fake in the news, help people see more clearly.
Last update: 11/21
Tjekdet
(private, non-profit news)
Based in: Denmark, Copenhagen
Launched in: 2016
Initiator: Lisbeth Knudsen
Main source of income: Public funds
Other sources of income: –
Annual expenditure: 670.000 Euros (2020)
Number of fact checkers: 5
Hours spent on fact checking per week: 180
Pieces of fact checking/verification content published annually: 200
Focus topics: Political statements, digital forensics, heath issues, viral hoaxes
Formats: Online articles/blog posts
Partnerships / associated organisations
Mission statement / Objectives
- foster an informed, qualified public debate; strengthen democratic dialogue
- fight mis- and disinformation
- offer nuanced fact-checking
Last update: 10/21