Beyond fact-checking: organizations against disinformation. Identification and analysis of international projects

Disinformation has become a more than relevant problem in contemporary societies and its complexity requires interconnected and multidisciplinary responses. The main objective of this contribution is to identify and analyze initiatives that, beyond fact checking, work to combat different aspects of disinformation. After a documentary review, a sample of nine initiatives focused on research (3), media literacy (3) and the demonetization of disinformation (3) is selected. Through the case study, its characterization is approached according to four variables: type of organization; functions or objectives; developments and products, scope and financing. According to the results, the existence of a wide catalog of highly specialized projects developed from various fields is verified; academic, business, media,
foundations, civil society organizations, or institutions.