EFE wins Global Fact-Checking Award for 'Fake News, Real Victims' series

The Spanish news agency EFE has received international recognition, winning a Global Fact-Checking Award for its multimedia series titled 'Fake News, Real Victims.' The award was presented at the closing of an international conference in Vilnius, Lithuania, which gathered 340 disinformation specialists from across the globe.

EFE's project was honored in the Creative Format category by the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN). The jury lauded the series as "an impactful, immersive, and people-centered work that brilliantly illustrates how disinformation, misinterpretations, and rumors can profoundly affect the lives and destinies of ordinary people." They also praised the creativity of the project's website, its diverse formats, and its inclusion of educational workshops in multiple languages.

'Fake News, Real Victims' comprises ten articles, ten documentary videos, thirty promotional videos for social media, and a six-episode podcast. It showcases individuals from Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia whose lives have been negatively impacted by falsehoods, conspiracy theories, and hate speech. The initiative also incorporates an educational component with six workshops designed to help communities detect disinformation and foster critical thinking, conducted in partnership with the non-profit organization Learn to Check.

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an impactful, immersive, and people-centered work that brilliantly illustrates how disinformation, misinterpretations, and rumors can profoundly affect the lives and destinies of ordinary people.