IBERIFIER
Iberian Digital Media Research and Fact-Checking Hub
Description

IBERIFIER is an Iberian hub that aims to tackle disinformation in Spain and Portugal by bringing together aconsortium of 23 partners, composed of 12 universities, 5 independent fact-checking organisations and publicly-owned news agencies, and 6 leading institutions on strategic analysis, computer and data science, and mediaresearch. With the support of public authorities of both countries, relevant media organisations, several scientific andprofessional associations, as well as some other stakeholders, the activities of this Action comprise: (1) scientificresearch and analysis for the security and development of the Iberian digital media ecosystem; (2) fact-checking inthree languages (Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan); (3) computer and data research aimed at developing systemsfor early detection of disinformation; (4) strategic analyses about the impacts of disinformation on areas such aspolitics, economy, social and security issues, science and technology, and the media industry; and (5) developmentof media literacy, through a set of activities targeted mainly to young people, journalists and citizens in general.Although the consortium focuses its activities on Spain and Portugal, its impacts are expected to reach far beyondthese two countries, thus contributing to the overall strategy and goals of the European Digital Media Observatory.Thanks to the international dimension of some of the consortium partners, as well as the set of scientific,communication and dissemination activities planned, IBERIFIER aims to have impact in the socio-cultural andlinguistic area that comprises all the Iberian-American region as well as some other countries in Africa and Asia,where Spanish and Portuguese languages are spoken by more than 600 million people, spread over 21 Spanish-speaking and 9 Portuguese-speaking countries.

Internal Partners
Research Centre Research Group Role in Project Begin Date End Date
CIES-Iscte -- Partner 2021-09-01 2024-02-29
External Partners
Institution Country Role in Project Begin Date End Date
Universidad de Navarra (UN) Spain Leader 2021-09-01 2024-02-29
Asociación Maldita contra la desinformación: periodismo, educación, investigación y datos en nuevos formatos (AM) Spain Partner 2021-09-01 2024-02-29
UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID (UC3M) Spain Partner 2021-09-01 2024-02-29
Universidad de Granada (UGR) Spain Partner 2021-09-01 2024-02-29
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (USC) Spain Partner 2021-09-01 2024-02-29
Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) Spain Partner 2021-09-01 2024-02-29
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) Spain Partner 2021-09-01 2024-02-29
UNIVERSIDAD MIGUEL HERNANDEZ DE ELCHE (UMH) Spain Partner 2021-09-01 2024-02-29
Associació Verificat (Verificat) Spain Partner 2021-09-01 2024-02-29
FUNDACIÓN ESPAÑOLA PARA LA CIENCIA Y LA TECNOLOGÍA, F.S.P. (FECYT) Spain Partner 2021-09-01 2024-02-29
Universitat de València (UVEG) Spain Partner 2021-09-01 2024-02-29
Elcano Royal Institute (Real Instituto Elcano) (ELCANO) Spain Partner 2021-09-01 2024-02-29
Inevitável e Fundamental - Polígrafo (POLIGRAFO) Portugal Partner 2021-09-01 2024-02-29
Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC CNS) Spain Partner 2021-09-01 2024-02-29
Centro Protocolar de Formação Profissional para Jornalistas (CENJOR) Portugal Partner 2021-09-01 2024-02-29
Universidade de Aveiro (UAVR) Portugal Partner 2021-09-01 2024-02-29
Observatório da Comunicação (OberCom) Portugal Partner 2021-09-01 2024-02-29
FUNDACION UNIVERSITARIA SAN PABLO (FUSP-CEU) Spain Partner 2021-09-01 2024-02-29
Lusa, Agência de Noticias de Portugal SA (LUSA) Portugal Partner 2021-09-01 2024-02-29
UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS (URJC) Spain Partner 2021-09-01 2024-02-29
Agencia EFE SAU, SME (EFE) Spain Partner 2021-09-01 2024-02-29
Associação Literacia Para os Media e Jornalismo (ALPMJ) Portugal Partner 2021-09-01 2024-02-29
Project Team
Name Affiliation Role in Project Begin Date End Date
Gustavo Cardoso Professor Catedrático (DS); Integrated Researcher (CIES-Iscte); Local Coordinator 2021-09-01 2024-02-29
Aldina Margato Research Assistant (CIES-Iscte); Researcher 2021-12-01 2024-02-29
Caterina Foa Professora Auxiliar (DS); Integrated Researcher (CIES-Iscte); Researcher 2021-09-01 2024-02-29
Joana Fonseca França Azevedo Professora Associada (DS); Integrated Researcher (CIES-Iscte); Researcher 2023-01-01 2024-02-29
Vania Baldi Professor Associado (com Agregação) (DS); Integrated Researcher (CIES-Iscte); Researcher 2022-09-12 2024-02-29
Vitor Tomé Integrated Researcher (CIES-Iscte); Researcher 2021-09-01 2024-02-29
Ana Pinto Martinho Assistente Convidada (DS); Research Assistant (CIES-Iscte); Research Assistant 2023-04-01 2024-02-29
Sofia Ferro Santos Associate Researcher (CIES-Iscte); Research Assistant 2022-01-01 2024-02-29
Miguel Crespo Research Assistant (CIES-Iscte); Research Assistant 2021-09-01 2024-02-29
Miguel Paisana Professor Auxiliar Convidado (DS); Associate Researcher (CIES-Iscte); Research Assistant 2021-09-01 2024-02-29
Project Fundings
Reference/Code Funding DOI Funding Type Funding Program Funding Amount (Global) Funding Amount (Local) Begin Date End Date
2020-EU-IA-0252 -- Contract Comissão Europeia - European Digital Media Observatory 1.470.000 134.779,88 2021-09-01 2024-02-29
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Iberian Digital Media Research and Fact-Checking Hub
2021-09-01
2024-02-29