"On the night of September 17, 2026, Kenny Yucra, journalist and director of the digital news outlet La Lupa, received death threats in the southern Ica region. Via WhatsApp messages from an unknown number, the reporter received two videos showing a firearm simulated to shoot at him. The messages also explicitly referenced his home address […]
A journalist slain in northern Colombia was investigating the murder of an attorney who had reported an alleged extortion attempt involving a phone number that matched one used by a local politician, Caracol Noticias reported. Journalist Cristian Herrera had been looking into the death of attorney Fabio Álex Ortega, who was fatally shot in December […]
“Factchequeado, with support from the International Center for Journalists’ Disarming Disinformation program and in collaboration with journalists in Mexico, has published ‘Putin’s Washing Machine,’ a cross-border investigation documenting how the Club de Periodistas de México has become a key hub for amplifying Russian propaganda, rewarding international disinformers, and giving space to operations that benefit the […]