El Fact Checking en España. Plataformas, prácticas y rasgos distintivos

Pan, Fernando López; Rodríguez, Jorge Miguel Rodríguez

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“…This issue has been treated from different perspectives: mainly, how the media and information agencies have incorporated verification techniques [8,[26][27][28][29], the commitment of verification to journalistic quality, and the fight against disinformation [11,30], the analysis of the verification of fake news in the field of politics [5,31,32], and the combating of COVID-19 fake news through factchecking [33][34][35][36][37]. In the case of Spain, studies have mainly focused on the analysis of the work procedures followed by the verification platforms associated with the communication or independent media that have emerged in recent years [13,[38][39][40].…”

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“…Fact-checking services have been grouped in the case of Spain into three categories, in accordance with the typology proposed by Graves [52]: those promoted by the civil society, those linked to the media, and the autonomous journalistic websites [13]. Other authors have rated these platforms according to company ownership with four tags: "independent", "groups", "media", or "institutions" [53].…”

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Spanish Fact-Checking Services: An Approach to Their Business Models

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The proliferation of fact-checking services is a fast-growing global phenomenon, especially in Western countries. These services are the response of journalism to disinformation, that has transformed a common internal procedure of journalistic work in the core of a business directed to the general public, also offered to the companies of mass media and social media. Literature review shows that the research on fact-checking has focused on the origin, funding, relationship with the media, procedures, and experiences related to politics and COVID-19. However, the ownership structure of the fact-checking services has been superficially analysed and the business model of these platforms has not yet been studied in detail and depth. The objective of this article is to identify and analyse the business model of the nine Spanish active fact-checking services through a documentary research of public information sources and the information that these services give about themselves. This paper explains their ownership structure and income provenance, from open information sources. The findings are that the fact-checking services that depend on media groups are no strangers to the trend of opacity usual in these groups, but in the case of fact-checking services that are born as initiatives of journalists, the trend towards transparency is, in the majority of cases, clear. However, the information provided by the Spanish fact-checking services is deficient and does not allow us to discover their business models, except in the case of Newtral and, to a certain extent, Maldita.

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Spanish Fact-Checking Services: An Approach to Their Business Models

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“…The research builds on previous works focused in those territories (Bernal-Triviño & Clares-Gavilán, 2019;Chaves & Braga, 2019;López-Pan & Rodríguez-Rodríguez, 2020;Magallón-Rosa, 2019;Palau-Sampio, 2018;Palomo & Sedano, 2018;Rodríguez-Pérez, 2020;Ufarte-Ruiz et al, 2020;) by offering a deep understanding of the standards, values, and practices while identifying the specific challenges that eight independent organizations in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Spain, and Uruguay currently face. Through qualitative interviews, this work contributes to the fact-checking literature by offering decision-makers' insight on the volume and frequency of checks, procedures, and the perceived role of the public.…”

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“…In the face of such shared challenges, independent fact-checking platforms have flourished across Latin America and Spain (Stencel & Luther, 2020). Several exploratory studies have offered an overview of the organizational structures and methods deployed by Spanish-language fact-checking sites (Bernal-Triviño & Clares-Gavilán, 2019;López-Pan & Rodríguez-Rodríguez, 2020;Palomo & Sedano, 2018;Rodríguez-Pérez, 2020;. Other contributions have focused on the task carried out by independent fact-checkers during political campaigns (Chaves & Braga, 2019;Magallón-Rosa, 2019;.…”

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Fact-Checking Interventions as Counteroffensives to Disinformation Growth: Standards, Values, and Practices in Latin America and Spain

Moreno-Gil

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Rodríguez-Martínez³

2021

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As democracy-building tools, fact-checking platforms serve as critical interventions in the fight against disinformation and polarization in the public sphere. The Duke Reporters’ Lab notes that there are 290 active fact-checking sites in 83 countries, including a wide range of initiatives in Latin America and Spain. These regions share major challenges such as limited journalistic autonomy, difficulties of accessing public data, politicization of the media, and the growing impact of disinformation. This research expands upon the findings presented in previous literature to gain further insight into the standards, values, and underlying practices embedded in Spanish and Latin American projects while identifying the specific challenges that these organizations face. In-depth interviews were conducted with decision-makers of the following independent platforms: Chequeado (Argentina), UYCheck (Uruguay), Maldita.es and Newtral (Spain), Fact Checking (Chile), Agência Lupa (Brazil), Ecuador Chequea (Ecuador), and ColombiaCheck (Colombia). This qualitative approach offers nuanced data on the volume and frequency of checks, procedures, dissemination tactics, and the perceived role of the public. Despite relying on small teams, the examined outlets’ capacity to verify facts is noteworthy. Inspired by best practices in the US and Europe and the model established by Chequeado, all the sites considered employ robust methodologies while leveraging the power of digital tools and audience participation. Interviewees identified three core challenges in fact-checking practice: difficulties in accessing public data, limited resources, and the need to reach wider audiences. Starting from these results, the article discusses the ways in which fact-checking operations could be strengthened.

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“…A lo largo de la historia del estudio del periodismo, muchos autores han coincidido en señalar una serie de características y factores propios de la noticia que permiten seleccionar unos acontecimientos frente a otros al considerar que los hechos que contengan estos factores son noticia y, además, despiertan el interés del público. En esencia, entre los autores hay un amplio consenso en cuanto a cuáles son estos elementos diferenciadores, si bien a lo largo del tiempo la lista se ha ido ampliando o matizando en función de las distintas investigaciones (Warren, 1975: 25-38;Herráiz, 1966: 28-32;Martín Vivaldi, 1987: 68;Larrondo, 2008;Diezhandino, 2009: 6-11;De Fontcuberta, 1993: 16). Sin ánimo de exhaustividad porque sería muy prolijo de referir, se pueden sintetizar la actualidad, la novedad, la proximidad, el protagonista, la rareza, el conflicto, la trascendencia, el interés humano, la emoción, el progreso, la utilidad y el entretenimiento.…”

Section: Factores Que Influyen En El Interés Y La Credibilidad De Las Informacionesunclassified

Factores de credibilidad e interés de las noticias en el paisaje (des)informativo

Alcalá-Santaella

Alcolea-Díaz

Sierra

2021

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La presente investigación examina cuáles son los principales factores que influyen en la credibilidad y el interés por las noticias en España, dentro de la actual preocupación por la desinformación. El objetivo de este artículo es conocer los factores que influyen en ello, en qué medida lo hacen y sus posibles interdependencias. Para la medición del peso de los factores que hacen más o menos interesante y/o creíble una noticia, se llevó a cabo una encuesta online mediante panel, con una muestra de 4.351 personas, conformada por un muestreo aleatorio estratificado con afijación proporcional. Se concluye que credibilidad e interés dependen de varios factores, siendo el más influyente la vía por la que se accede a la noticia, seguido de otros más relacionados con el contenido: el tema, para la credibilidad, y el estilo redaccional, para el interés.

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El Fact Checking en España. Plataformas, prácticas y rasgos distintivos

Cited by 43 publications

References 50 publications

Spanish Fact-Checking Services: An Approach to Their Business Models

Spanish Fact-Checking Services: An Approach to Their Business Models

Fact-Checking Interventions as Counteroffensives to Disinformation Growth: Standards, Values, and Practices in Latin America and Spain

Factores de credibilidad e interés de las noticias en el paisaje (des)informativo

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