We are Chequeado, a non-governmental, non-profit, non-partisan organisation whose mission is to contribute to improving the quality of public debate to strengthen the democratic system.
We do this through the verification of public discourse, the fight against disinformation, the promotion of access to information and the opening of data in innovative environments to bring evidence to public discussion and encourage critical thinking in society.
Born in October 2010, we are the first organisation of our kind in Latin America and the Southern Hemisphere and one of the top ten fact checkers in the world.
Through our Media, Education, Innovation and Impact and New Initiatives programs, we seek to:
- Improve the quality of public debate.
- Develop antidotes against disinformation.
- Promote access to information and open data.
We are driven to promote citizen participation, so that public debate is based:
- More on data and facts.
- Less on opinions, prejudices and biases.
Also, to defend the right to information and to put reliable data into circulation.
Media
We produce news articles and journalistic content to disseminate verified information. We fact-check public discourse and the circulation of misinformation.
We do this through our website, social media platforms, and a WhatsApp hotline where users can also share content for us to fact-check.
Currently, nearly half of all our fact-checks come from submissions by our community.
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We carry out educational projects to reduce misinformation and improve public debate. We create innovative content and resources, experiment with various formats, conduct educational research, and provide training at both small and large scales.
We have two main areas of focus based on two key actors: journalists and teenagers. We are particularly interested in Media and Information Literacy. Therefore, we collaborate with key stakeholders, such as high school teachers.
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Innovation
We experiment with different formats, designs and tools to receive and disseminate our content and present data, with the aim of engaging the community and activating their participation in public debate.
We also develop new technological tools focused on enabling faster and better fact-checking, such as Chequeabot. We work in collaboration with the Media, Education, Impact and New Initiatives programs, contributing to the visual development of verified information.
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We seek to experiment and analyze the impact of Chequeado’s work. To do so, we use both standard metrics and in-depth studies, often in collaboration with academics from various fields.
We also aim to have the best available evidence on how disinformation circulates and functions in order to develop the most effective strategies to counter it. As for new initiatives, we develop specific projects such as LatamChequea, the network of fact-checkers in the region.
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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 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.
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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
2010 Three professionals -a physicist, an economist, and a chemist- came together to found Chequeado with a common mission: to establish one of the first digital fact-checking projects in the world.
2013 First live collective fact-check. Now, we not only conduct live fact-checks, but also involve specialists and volunteers because collaborative work enriches us all.
2014 We created our Education Program.
2014 We established LatamChequea: the first network of fact-checkers in Latin America, the United States, Spain, and Portugal.
2015 We launched our Innovation Program. And, a year later, our Chequeabot!
2016 We co-created the Code of Principles and became certified as fact-checkers by the IFCN.
2016 Promesas Chequeadas (in english, Checked Promises).
2019 We launched REVERSO: an unprecedented collaborative project in the country, where over 140 media outlets and technology companies joined forces to intensify the fight against disinformation through fact-checking.
2020 We created our Impact and New Initiatives Program.
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.
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.
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.
'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).
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.
Digital Journalism Innovation Awards
We received special mention for the work we do to battle disinformation through explanatory videos on digital platforms.
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.
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.
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.
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.
+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”.
Obrar Awards
For Reverso: gold in the Civil Society Organizations category with the “Deeptruth” campaign.
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.
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.
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.
FOPEA Award to Investigative Journalism
For the investigation: “Who are the owners of the land in Argentina?”.
FOPEA Award to Investigative Journalism
For the investigation “Death and marginality behind the Cordoban bricks”.
Perfil's Award to National Freedom of Speech
FOPEA Award to Investigative Journalism
For the investigation “Macri received $3 million from State contractors for his political campaign”.
Aportes +Gestión +Impacto Award
Finalists for our management improvements to expand our reach and impact.
Gabriel García Márquez Award
Awarded by the Gabriel García Márquez New Iberoamerican Journalism Foundation (FNPI) for expanding fact-checking in Latin America.
VIVA Schmidheiny Award
Second place in the Institutional Innovation category.
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.
Communication for Social Change Award
Selected as finalists. Award granted by the University of Queensland.
HacksLabs Challenge
Selected for DatoCHQ and the Chequeador tool.
Gabriel García Márquez Award
Winners as finalists in the Innovation category. Awarded by the Gabriel García Márquez Foundation for New Ibero-American Journalism (FNPI).
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.