"Proyecto Desconfío has opened applications for Argentine journalists to participate in the training and mentorship program ‘EN CLAVE ELECTORAL: Tools to investigate and verify information ahead of 2027’ [...]. The initiative aims to anticipate the challenges of covering elections in an information ecosystem shaped by the speed of social media, the spread of misleading content […]
“At a time of global pressure on journalism, the advance of artificial intelligence (AI) and on the eve of Brazil’s 2026 elections, the 3i Festival is returning for its seventh edition with discussions on the challenges facing digital journalism and the future of information. The event will take place May 29-31 at Porto Maravalley in […]
"The 6th Global Summit on Disinformation has officially opened registration for its upcoming edition, which will take place on May 27 and 28, 2026, in an online format, free of charge, and featuring a bilingual agenda (Spanish and English). Interested individuals can register for free via this form. Over the course of two days, the […]
"Russia has trained more than 1,000 content creators, journalists, and influencers to spread disinformation across eight Latin American countries—Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Venezuela—according to a report released this Tuesday [March 31] by the Digital News Association (DNA) in the United States. These communicators, trained by the state-run media outlet RT en […]
"The 6th Global Summit on Disinformation will be held on May 27–28, 2026. In this context, the Organizing Committee officially launches the Open Call for Projects, inviting initiatives, organizations, and teams to submit completed or ongoing projects, share successful experiences, or showcase technological developments for detecting and verifying false information. This edition will focus on these key themes: […]
"Registration has opened for the 2025 Global Summit on Disinformation. The event will be held virtually on Sept. 17 and 18, with free access and simultaneous translation into Spanish, English, and Portuguese. Across two days, specialists and organizations from different countries will meet to discuss and develop solutions to address disinformation, its effects on democracy, […]
“The AFP news agency and Chilean fact-checking outlet Mala Espina on Tuesday launched Comprueba, a collaborative journalism alliance that brings together more than 40 media outlets to fight disinformation ahead of Chile’s general elections on Nov. 16. Comprueba’s goal is to produce articles that debunk falsehoods circulating on social media throughout the electoral process. The […]
"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA), Proyecto Desconfío (Argentina), and Fundación para el Periodismo (Bolivia) announce the fifth edition of the Global Summit on Disinformation, an international and free online event to be held on Sept. 17 and 18, 2025. [...] Since its inception in 2020, the Summit has grown to become a key reference […]
“Medianálisis and its partners Cotejo.info and the Venezuelan Fake News Observatory present a quali-quantitative analysis of disinformation in Venezuela and its milestones from July 2024 to February 2025 with the purpose of contextualizing how the country is increasingly marked by the precariousness and shrinking of its media ecosystem. [...] Only between July 2024 and February […]
Nearly 20 independent Latin American media outlets signed an editorial stating that journalists in the region must strengthen their collaborative networks, work to counter information noise and misinformation, and continue to rigorously monitor abuses of power, given what they called the chaos and confusion generated by U.S. President Donald Trump's return to the White House […]
The organizers of the fourth Global Summit on Disinformation met on July 10 for the webinar in Spanish “Strengthening the truth: challenges of disinformation globally” in which they offered ideas on how to strengthen all information verification mechanisms, especially in the face of the rise of artificial intelligence, increasingly used by those who seek to […]
“[Investigative journalism organization] Agência Pública has been targeted by a disinformation campaign allegedly led by federal congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro and other allies since it published the report ‘U.S. Republicans and Bolsonaro's son collaborate to punish Brazil on allegations regarding free speech,’ on April 11, 2024. [...] After publication, Eduardo Bolsonaro and former anchor of [far-right […]