Mala Espina Check

Mala Espina Check is an independent project that was born a month after the social outbreak in Chile, founded by journalist Tomás Martínez. This company has been legally incorporated in the corresponding organizations of Chile since June 2020 and changed its business and name to Capacitaciones y Comunicaciones Santomé SpA in November 2022. Its objective is to be a contribution to Chilean citizens to fight against misinformation, which has increased since the beginning of the crisis. This site aims to be a tool to clarify the community's doubts regarding incorrect information that appears, above all, on social networks. Mala Espina Check, has no political affiliation thus guaranteeing neutrality in its work and is verified as a signatory of the Code of Principles of the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) and Latam Chequea. How are they financed? Throughout its history, part of the necessary expenses of Mala Espina Check have been financed by its director. During the last year they have sold content to third parties, received funds from IFCN (BUILD Grant) and carried out an educational project that had support from the Delegation of the European Union in Chile and the German Embassy. In total, this financing is divided into 80% sale of content to third parties, 19% educational area and 1% memberships. Mala Espina Check does not have any commercial, financial or institutional relationship with the State, political parties, or political leaders, nor does it receive financing from them.