Chequeado is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-partisan organization whose mission is to contribute to improving the quality of public debate to strengthen the democratic system. It contributes through the verification of public discourse, the fight against misinformation, the promotion of access to information and the opening of data in innovative environments to provide evidence for public discussion and encourage critical thinking in society. It is also the first organization of its kind in Latin America and the southern hemisphere and one of the top ten fact checkers in the world.

Contact details

Address:
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Country:
Argentina

Sub-region:
South America

Areas of focus

Topics of research
Operating languages
Spanish

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
No affiliation
Year founded
2010
Age (years)
Chequeado
 14
Argentina average
 33
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: Julio Aranovich, José Alberto Bekinschtein
Founder gender: All male
Leadership
Leader(s) (2024): Franco Piccato
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2023): Pablo M. Fernández
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2022): N/A
Leader gender: N/A
Staff size
2024
Chequeado
 40
Argentina average
 32
Global average
 79
2023
Chequeado
 38
% Female staff
2024
Chequeado
 58%
Argentina average
 55%
Global average
 58%
2023
Chequeado
 55%

Organisational performance

Publications
2023
Chequeado
 1
Argentina average
 36
Global average
 42

Social

Likes (2023)
Chequeado
 94,950
Argentina average
 28,346
Global average
 26,972
Followers (2024)
Chequeado
 329,900
Argentina average
 17,485
Global average
 21,213
Subscribers (2024)
Chequeado
 3,610
Argentina average
 3,964
Global average
 7,738
Followers (2024)
Chequeado
 110,000
Argentina average
 16,387
Global average
 12,481
Followers (2023)
Chequeado
 82,000
Followers (2024)
Chequeado
 10,000
Argentina average
 6,410
Global average
 14,608
Followers (2023)
Chequeado
 6,387

Data notes

Last updated: 05/05/2024
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website, Organisation's social media accounts
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