Report: Spain & Portugal fact-checking brief

In a programme broadcast by SIC Notícias on 4 August 2026, José Moreno, a researcher at MediaLab and IBERIFIER, and Paulo Baldaia, a journalist and SIC commentator, analysed the role of social media and...

The Introduction to Digital Journalism course, focused on the challenges and opportunities created by the digital transformation of journalism, concluded on 24 July in Maputo, Mozambique. The training addressed the growing importance of digital...

Immigration was the most prominent disinformation topic identified in Spain and Portugal between March and May 2026. The finding comes from IBERIFIER’s quarterly report, which brings together the main false claims and disinformation narratives...

IBERIFIER coordinator Ramón Salaverría warned of the growing difficulty in distinguishing truth in a context shaped by disinformation, the increasing influence of emotions, and the erosion of consensus around evidence. He delivered his remarks...

This report collects the main hoaxes and disinformation narratives detected in Spain in Portugal from March to May. Iberifier-Report-Q2-vfinalDownload