What Chequeado does

Chequeado is a non-profit, non-partisan fact-checking organization founded in 2010 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, operating under Fundación La Voz Pública para la Verificación del Discurso Público. It verifies public discourse claims and viral misinformation using a proprietary 8-step methodology that produces ratings (Verdadero, Engañoso, Falso, Insostenible), and publishes in-depth explainers, long-form investigations, and educational resources. Its product surface spans fact-checks, the Desgrabador (AI-powered audio transcription), Calculadora de inflación, El Explorador (data visualization), El Chequeador (educational platform), the Chequeabot WhatsApp chatbot, and Datilia (a phrase-to-graphic tool using World Bank data, winner of the DATA360 Global Challenge). The organization maintains IFCN certification (since 2017, annually renewed) and JTI certification from Reporters Without Borders.

The company distributes content through chequeado.com, social channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn), the Chequeabot WhatsApp channel, email newsletters, a podcast, and educational programs (including AMI en acción). It holds a Third Party Fact-Checker agreement with Meta (since 2018) and coordinates the LatamChequea network of 9 fact-checking organizations across 8 Latin American countries. It also operates Factchequeado, a US-based initiative launched in 2025 to serve Latino communities with AI-tool adoption support funded by the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation.

Revenue derives from diversified sources: individual donors (including a "Friends of Chequeado" program), corporate supporters (Google LLC, Meta, TikTok, Telecom Argentina, Banco Galicia, La Nación), own activities (workshops, media-services revenue), and international cooperation (UNESCO, NED, Full Fact, Knight Foundation, UNICEF, Fundación Bunge y Born). Reported fiscal year income (July 2024-June 2025) was ARS 3.59 billion against the prior period's ARS 1.70 billion. Services are free to end users; the company does not charge for fact-checking output.

Name

Chequeado

Legal name

Fundación La Voz Pública para la Verificación del Discurso Público

Website

https://chequeado.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Chequeado is an Argentine non-profit fact-checking organization (founded 2010) that verifies public discourse and viral misinformation, trains journalists and educators, and coordinates the LatamChequea network of 9 fact-checking organizations across 8 Latin American countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Buenos Aires

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donors: Support from individual donors including the 'Friends of Chequeado' program
2. Corporate Support: Support from companies including Google LLC, Meta Platforms, TikTok Inc., Telecom Argentina, Banco Galicia, La Nación, and others
3. Own Activities: Revenue from spaces in other media, organization of workshops and events on public discourse verification
4. International Cooperation: Funding from international organizations including UNESCO, NED, Full Fact, Knight Foundation, UNICEF, and others

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

Chequeado is a non-partisan, non-profit fact-checking organization that verifies public discourse and viral information using a proprietary 8-step verification methodology. It produces original editorial content (fact-checks, investigations, explainers), delivers media literacy and educational programs for students, teachers, journalists and newsrooms, and develops AI-powered verification tools including chatbots, transcription tools, data visualization platforms, and an AI avatar for explanatory content generation.

Product overview

Chequeado is a fact-checking organization operating as a unified platform with multiple integrated tools and educational resources. The core offering includes public discourse verification (chequeos), viral disinformation debunking, and investigative journalism (investigaciones). Supporting products include: the Desgrabador (audio transcription), Calculadora de inflación (inflation calculator), El Chequeador (educational platform), and AI-powered verification tools. The organization also runs extensive education programs through its Education program (educación) targeting journalists and teenagers, plus the LatamChequea regional network. Content is distributed via website, WhatsApp chatbot, and newsletters. Chequeado operates under the Fundación La Voz Pública and is certified by IFCN and JTI.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Factchequeado: Fact-checking initiative based in the United States serving Latino communities to counteract disinformation in Spanish language.
• LatamChequea

Products and services

• Chequeos (Fact-Checking Service) Core fact-checking service that verifies statements from public discourse, political claims, and viral information using an 8-step methodology (Selección, Consulta, Acopio, Análisis, Redacción, Revisión, Edición, Publicación). Publishes verdict-rated articles for general public consumption.
• Desgrabador Free audio transcription and speaker labeling tool that converts audios into text with automated speaker identification, designed to assist journalists and content creators in transcription tasks.
• Calculadora de Inflación Interactive inflation calculator that converts Argentine peso amounts between any two months from 1943 onwards, using official INDEC and City of Buenos Aires (IPCBA) inflation data.
• La Balanza Perspective analyzer tool that compares media coverage of a topic across multiple outlets to evaluate how different media report the same issue and identify bias.
• Vos y cuántos más Civic game that lets users answer questions and see how their responses compare with others, fostering engagement with civic and public discourse topics.
• El Chequeador Educational platform with a Chatbot API that enables newsrooms, journalists, and educational users to perform fact verification and build their own fact-checking chat assistants.
• Chequeabot (WhatsApp Chatbot) WhatsApp-based conversational AI chatbot that allows users to submit claims, audios, images, and videos for verification directly through a chat interface, expanding fact-checking access via mobile messaging.
• Programa de Educación Media literacy and misinformation education program that delivers workshops, courses, and training for journalists, newsrooms, corporate communications teams, teachers, and students (primarily adolescents in secondary schools).
• SofIA Fuentes (AI Avatar) AI-powered virtual avatar that generates explanatory videos on verified topics, enabling the rapid production of educational content at scale.
• Chequeado Newsletters Email newsletter subscription service delivering daily, weekly, and themed editions (including football/soccer and weekly agenda content) of Chequeado's fact-checks and journalism.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduces circulation of disinformation in Facebook by approximately 8%
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability8 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Facebook/MetacoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2018Chequeado signed an agreement in 2018 to act as an autonomous and independent Third Party Fact-checker in Argentina, reaching users who saw false content on Facebook and Instagram. Facebook provides access to a platform with links to potentially false content shared on the social network.
• LatamChequea NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional network coordinated by Chequeado that now includes 9 fact-checking organizations from 8 countries: Chequeado (Argentina), ColombiaCheck (Colombia), Verificado (Mexico), Convoca and OjoPúblico (Peru), Mala Espina (Chile), Bolivia Verifica (Bolivia), El Surtidor (Paraguay), and Lupa Media (Ecuador).
• International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFCN is a program of the Poynter Institute that promotes excellence and transparency in fact-checking. Chequeado has been certified since 2017 through annual independent evaluations.
• Reporteros Sin Fronteras (RSF) - Journalism Trust InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational standard based on ISO norms that recognizes media implementing reliable editorial processes and responsible journalism practices. Chequeado received JTI certification.
• Universidad de San AndrésminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on journalism education including data journalism master's program and joint initiatives for fact-checking training.
• Editorial SantillanaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration in 2024 to produce materials for first-year Social Sciences and Natural Sciences textbooks, including a section called 'Desinformados' for media literacy education.
• Full FactminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK fact-checking organization collaborating on impact measurement research and development of fact-checking automation.
• SembraMediaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLatin American media innovation organization providing support and training for fact-checking courses.
• Faro DigitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the #VerificáAntesDeCompartir campaign with educational resources for schools.
• InstagramminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in the #VerificáAntesDeCompartir campaign providing reach for educational content.
• Reverso ArgentinaOthersChequeado and Reverso Argentina are part of the same organization (Fundación La Voz Pública) and share operational infrastructure, methodology, and content.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Maldita.es: Spain's leading fact-checking non-profit and IFCN-certified organization. Comparable in methodology, non-profit media model, and WhatsApp chatbot approach, but focused on Spanish-language misinformation within Spain rather than Latin America.
• Newtral: Spanish fact-checking startup with strong TV and digital presence. Comparable as an IFCN-certified fact-checker with structured rating system and AI tool development, serving a different (Spanish domestic) market.
• Agência Lupa: Brazil's pioneering fact-checking agency and IFCN-certified. Comparable in pioneering status within a Latin American market, structured claim rating methodology, and non-profit newsroom model.

Direct peers

• PolitiFact: US-based Pulitzer Prize-winning fact-checking organization. Highly comparable in applying structured rating methodologies to public political discourse, IFCN-certified, and operating as a non-profit newsroom model similar to Chequeado.
• Snopes: Pioneering US fact-checking site covering viral misinformation and public discourse. Comparable in operating a digital-first verification platform with taxonomy of claim ratings, similar audience model to chequeado.com.
• FactCheck.org: US nonpartisan fact-checking project that directly inspired Chequeado's founding. Comparable in targeting political claims with a structured methodology, nonprofit funding model, and emphasis on journalistic neutrality.
• Full Fact: UK-based IFCN-certified fact-checking organization and one of Chequeado's international cooperation partners. Directly comparable as a leading non-profit fact-checker with AI-driven verification tools, public discourse focus, and global methodology leadership.
• ColombiaCheck: Colombian fact-checking organization and LatamChequea member. Comparable in IFCN certification, public discourse verification focus, and Latin American non-profit media model.
• Verificado (Mexico): Mexican fact-checking coalition and LatamChequea network member coordinated by Chequeado. Directly comparable as a partner organization with shared methodology and Latin American audience focus.

Broad incumbents

• AFP Fact Check: Global news agency fact-checking operation by Agence France-Presse. Operates as a Meta third-party fact-checker across many countries including Argentina, directly competing with Chequeado for the same partnership.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/chequeado
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/Chequeado
• Facebookfacebook.com/Chequeado
• LinkedInar.linkedin.com/company/chequeado
• Instagraminstagram.com/chequeado
• TikToktiktok.com/@chequeado

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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