Chequeado

Chequeado

Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Democracy & Civil societyEducation
NGOFounded 2010International reach
Profile last updated: May 5, 2026

About

Founded in 2010, Chequeado is a non-governmental organisation based in Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina working on democracy & civil society, education.

Chequeado is a non-profit, non-partisan organisation based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, founded in 2010. It combines fact-checking journalism, education and civic technology to counter disinformation and improve the quality of public debate. Its work spans media, education, innovation and product, and impact and new initiatives. It produces verification reports, runs media literacy projects for schools and journalists, develops AI-assisted verification tools, and coordinates LatamChequea, a regional network of fact-checkers in Latin America. Chequeado says it is independent and funded largely by its community of donors and members.

Location

Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Founded

2010

Organisation type

NGO

Focus areas

fact-checkingdisinformationmedia literacycivic technologyjournalismArgentina

Languages

ES

Causes & programmes

Causes

Democracy & Civil societyEducation

Works for

Students

How they work

ResearchAwareness & educationCapacity building

Programmes

Programa de Educación

Education · Argentina

Develops media and information literacy projects, resources and training for students, teachers and journalists to strengthen critical thinking and counter disinformation.

Programa de Impacto y Nuevas Iniciativas

Democracy & Civil society · Argentina

Measures the impact of fact-checking work and develops new initiatives and research with academics to design strategies against disinformation.

Chequeabot

Democracy & Civil society

An AI-based tool that speeds up the verification of claims.

Chequeado Ciencia

Science & Research

Investigates patterns of disinformation on science, health and environment.

LatamChequea

Democracy & Civil society

A network of fact-checking organisations across Latin America that works collaboratively against disinformation.

Countries of operation

Argentina

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsMembership fees

Ways to support

DonateMonthly givingMembership

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

IFCN signatory (Code of Principles)

Issued by: International Fact-Checking Network

Awards

Digital Media Awards Worldwide, Mejor Producto de Fact Checking

WAN-IFRA2025

Partnerships

UNESCO, Santillana, Sanofi, ICFJ

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