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We work to revalue the truth and raise the cost of lies.

We are Chequeado, a non-profit, non-partisan organization. We help people make informed decisions by combining fact-checking, education, and civic technology to elevate the quality of public debate and contribute to strong democracies. Through our Media, Innovation, Education and Impact and New Initiatives programs, we promote information integrity and critical thinking for active citizenship.

We work to counter disinformation, increase transparency of public data, and develop innovative tools that improve access to reliable information. Our impact is amplified through regional partnerships that foster collaborative efforts from the Global South.

Founded in October 2010, we are the first organization of our kind in Latin America and one of the first ten fact-checkers in the world.

 

What we do

Through our Media, Education, Innovation and Impact, and New Initiatives programs, we work to:

  • Help people make informed decisions by strengthening their critical thinking skills and access to reliable information.
  • Promote information integrity and critical thinking as key pillars of active citizenship.
  • Increase transparency of public data and develop innovative tools that support its understanding and use.
  • Build collaborative partnerships with media outlets, organizations and communities to counter disinformation from a regional perspective.
What drives us

We are driven by the belief that a better-informed society makes better decisions.

We work to ensure that public debate is grounded more in data and facts, more in trusted sources and less in opinions, prejudices, and bias.

Because we believe that access to verified, understandable information is key to strengthening democracy and fostering active citizenship.

Programs
Media

We produce articles, content, and investigations based on fact cheking to provide reliable data and information that improve public debate and support informed decision-making.

We fact-check public discourse and monitor the spread of disinformation, always in conversation with our community. Today, nearly half of the fact-checks we publish are based on content submitted by people through our social media channels, website, and WhatsApp line.

We also promote collaborative journalism through partnerships with local and regional media outlets, allowing us to expand our impact and build a shared agenda to address the challenges of disinformation.

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Education

We promote critical thinking and media and information literacy through educational projects aimed at strengthening active, reflective citizenship equipped to confront disinformation.

We design innovative content and resources for journalists, educators and students, and carry out research and training initiatives at both small and large scales.

We do this in partnership with organizations, educational communities and key regional actors, driven by the conviction that collaborative work is essential to transform how information is produced, shared, and consumed.

 

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Innovation

We explore and develop new formats, tools and technologies to improve access to reliable information and support informed decision-making in increasingly complex digital environments.

We create tech solutions that enhance and accelerate fact-checking -such as Chequeabot, our AI-powered tool- and experiment with formats and designs that help bring verified information closer to diverse audiences.

Innovation runs through all our programs and is strengthened through close collaboration with the Media, Education and Impact and New Initiatives teams.

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Impact and New Initiatives

We analyze and measure the impact of our work to improve our strategies against disinformation. We combine traditional metrics with in-depth studies -often carried out in collaboration with academics and experts from diverse fields- to better understand how information circulates and how we influence public debate.

We also launch new initiatives that allow us to experiment, scale up what we learn, and respond to emerging challenges.

We coordinate regional alliances such as LatamChequea, the Latin American fact-checking network, which strengthens collaborative work from the Global South.

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Team

Transparency
What makes us different:
  • We created and make public a method to fact-check leaders and viral content.
  • We have, and make public, a Correction Policy that we abide to.
  • We have a Code of Principles.
  • We are the only Argentine media outlet annually certified by the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN).
  • We carry out a self-assessment process of our editorial and transparency practices together with the Journalism Trust Initiative.
  • We share which projects we are working on and how they are funded.
  • We have a diversified and public financing model.
  • We publish our annual financial statements since our foundation and consistently.
  • We respond to frequently asked questions from our community.
  • We collaborate with all media outlets and organizations seeking to contribute evidence to the debate.
  • We are committed to fostering and maintaining a safe workplace, free from abusive, violent, threatening, or disruptive conduct.
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Impact

Media

We have successfully brought together over 100 organizations to counter electoral disinformation.

Regional

More than 35 organizations work together as a network thanks to LatamChequea.

Journalists

Más de 60 universidades de la región ahora enseñan fact-checking

Schools

Teachers all across the country have gained tools to teach critical thinking to students.

Quotes

Media outlets and politicians use our information as a reference.

Hours

We save time for Chequeado and six other regional organizations thanks to the development of our Chequeabot.

Community

We count with an active audience that sends us ideas and suggestions for our content.

Awards

We have received 29 recognitions for our work in various areas.

History

Awards

We are proud of the work we do and feel honored by the recognition from our peers. Chequeado as an organization and its team have been distinguished with various national and international awards for the quality of its investigations, the ethics of its members, the innovation of its productions and the impact of its work.

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2025

ADEPA Journalism Awards

We received an Honorable Mention in the “Multimedia, Infographics and Visual Journalism” category at the 2025 ADEPA Journalism Awards for our special report “Insults in Javier Milei’s discourse: more than one thousand attacks on politicians, journalists and economists during 14 months in office.

2025

ADEPA Journalism Awards

The investigation “Measles outbreak: no Argentine province reaches the 95% coverage of the MMR vaccine recommended by PAHO”, carried out jointly with the media outlets that are part of the Federal Network for Journalism and Innovation, won first prize in the “Science Journalism” category at the 2025 ADEPA Awards.

2025

Covering Climate Now Awards 2025

We were honored with the Covering Climate Now 2025 International Award for “Unmasking Climate Disinformation in Argentina”, a series of journalistic pieces that explore environmental issues from multiple perspectives.

2025

Eikon Awards

We received the Eikon Award in the NGOSocial Marketing category for the campaign “Está chequeado? Sí, Chequeado está.” — an activation we launched in 2024 to promote critical thinking and help people make informed decisions.

2025

Digital Media Awards Worldwide

We won the 2025 WAN-IFRA Digital Media Awards Worldwide in the “Best Fact-Checking Project” category for “Promesas Chequeadas”, the special report that analyzes the level of fulfillment of President Javier Milei’s campaign promises.

2025

Digital Media Awards Americas

We won the 2025 WAN-IFRA Digital Media Awards Americas in the “Best Fact-Checking Project” category for “Promesas Chequeadas”, the annual special we produce to assess how well presidential campaign promises are being fulfilled.

2024

Journalism Excellence Awards

Our special report “Argentina in 10 Key Facts” received an Honorable Mention in the 2024 SIP Journalism Excellence Awards in the “Data Visualization” category.

2024

Eikon Awards

We were honored with the Eikon Award for “Best Mobile Digital Campaign” in the NGO category, for “Campaign Against Disinformation”, developed together with the BBDO agency to provide tools for detecting potentially false content created with artificial intelligence and to raise awareness about the risks of electoral disinformation.

2023

Eikon Awards

We received the Gold Eikon Award in the category of General Institutional Communication Campaign for “¿Posta o Torta?”—an initiative we launched with the BBDO agency to encourage people to verify information before sharing it.

2022

Federal Contest of Scientific Journalism

Our article “One Health: The Importance of Monitoring the COVID-19 Virus in Animals” received the first prize in the “Print” category and was originally published on the Pulsar platform. The award was granted by the I+D+i Agency, with the support of RedIAP.

 

2022

Diente Awards by the Argentine Creative Circle

For our institutional campaign “True or Cake?” carried out in collaboration with the BBDO agency, we received the bronze award in the ‘Promo & PR Activations – Public Service Campaign’ category.

2022

'Oscar R. Cardoso' Award for Argentine journalistic work in international relations

Our article “40 years after the Malvinas War: 5 disinformations circulating during the war”, written by Lucía Gardel, was chosen as the best informative article related to the Malvinas. The award was granted by REDAPPE, the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB), and the National University of La Plata (UNLP).

2022

Eikon Awards

In the “Press Relations” category. For the campaign we conducted with Sanofi to counter disinformation about COVID-19 through workshops for journalists and communicators throughout Latin America.

2022

Digital Journalism Innovation Awards

We received special mention for the work we do to battle disinformation through explanatory videos on digital platforms.

2022

LATAM Digital Media Awards

In the “Best Audience Engagement” category as a small or local media outlet, for Chequeado’s multichannel strategy to build its community.

2021

Diente Awards by the Argentine Creative Circle

For Reverso with the campaign “Mentira Font”: 2 silvers in the Design/Typography and Interactive Craft/Design categories, and 2 bronzes in the Digital Design and Interactive/Public Good Campaign categories.

2020

Effie Latam Awards

For Reverso: gold in the Low Budget (Products and Services) category and silver in the David versus Goliath category, both for the “Deeptruth” campaign. 

2020

Effie Argentina Awards

For Reverso with the “Deeptruth” campaign.

2 bronzes in the Low Budget and Positive Impact – Non-profit Entities categories, and 2 silvers in the New Brand, Product or Service Launches and Media categories.

2020

+Digital Awards by IAB Now

For Reverso: gold in the Public Good (Public Good Actions) category and gold in the Public Good (Craft) category with “Deepfake”.

2020

Obrar Awards

For Reverso: gold in the Civil Society Organizations category with the “Deeptruth” campaign.

2020

Diente Awards by the Argentine Creative Circle

For the Museum of Disinformation.

We won 3 silvers in the Digital Design, Interactive Craft/Interface, and Interactive Craft/Design categories; 2 bronzes in the Interactive Craft/User Experience/UX and Promo & PR Activations/Public Good Piece categories; and 1 gold in the Interactive/Public Good Piece category.

2020

Awwwards

For the Museum of Disinformation, with an Honorable Mention for the website’s creativity and a Mobile Excellence award for our mobile browsing experience.

2019

Diente Awards by the Argentine Creative Circle

For Reverso: gold in the Interactive Public Good Piece category, gold in the Public Good Piece on TV & other screens category, and silver in the Public Good Piece in Promo & PR Activations category.

2019

DirComs Awards

For Reverso, as the project that added the most value to communication during 2019.

2018

FOPEA Award to Investigative Journalism

2017

FOPEA Award to Investigative Journalism

2017

TruthBuzz Challenge

Second prize for animated GIFs.

2017

Perfil's Award to National Freedom of Speech

2017

Konex Award

Finalists in the Digital startups of the decade category.

2016

FOPEA Award to Investigative Journalism

2016

Aportes +Gestión +Impacto Award

Finalists for our management improvements to expand our reach and impact.

2016

LATAM Digital Media Awards

Finalists in the Best audience loyalty project category.

2015

Gabriel García Márquez Award

Awarded by the Gabriel García Márquez New Iberoamerican Journalism Foundation (FNPI) for expanding fact-checking in Latin America.

2015

VIVA Schmidheiny Award

Second place in the Institutional Innovation category.

2014

Ibero-American Award for Civic Innovation

Selected by the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB) to develop and prototype the Chequeador verification network at the Ibero-American Civic Innovation Laboratory held in Veracruz, Mexico.

2014

Communication for Social Change Award

Selected as finalists. Award granted by the University of Queensland.

2014

HacksLabs Challenge

Selected for DatoCHQ and the Chequeador tool.

2013

Gabriel García Márquez Award

Winners as finalists in the Innovation category. Awarded by the Gabriel García Márquez Foundation for New Ibero-American Journalism (FNPI).

2013

FRIDA Award

Awarded by the Regional Fund for Digital Innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean of the Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry (LACNIC) for our outstanding contributions to the development of the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean.