Independent journalism and fact-checking

This section groups media outlets and platforms dedicated to investigative journalism and fact-checking about Venezuela, useful for verifying information that circulates on social networks or in traditional media. Here you will find sites such as El Pitazo, Runrun.es and Armando.info, which publish journalistic work with source verification, as well as fact-checking initiatives such as EsPaja, Cazadores de Fake News and Medianálisis, aimed at debunking rumors and false content. There are also spaces focused on organized crime, transparency and freedom of expression, such as InSight Crime Venezuela and IPYS Venezuela. This section serves as a reference for those who want to confirm facts before sharing them or dig deeper into journalistic investigations.

22 websites, mostly in Spanish.

  • Efecto Cocuyo efectococuyo.com

    News and investigative site covering politics, society and human rights in Venezuela

  • TalCual talcualdigital.com

    Venezuelan news portal committed to truth and freedom of expression

  • Caraota Digital caraotadigital.net

    Independent news site with analysis of politics, economy and current affairs in Venezuela

  • El Pitazo elpitazo.net

    Portal for investigations and verified news on politics, incidents and regions of Venezuela

  • El Estímulo elestimulo.com

    Independent digital news and investigative journalism outlet in Venezuela

  • El Diario eldiario.com

    Independent digital newspaper with national and international news

  • RDN Red Digital Noticias rdnvenezuela.com

    Portal of verified news from Venezuela aimed at domestic and international audiences. Impartial journalism committed to accurate information.

  • Tane Tanae tanetanae.com

    Independent journalism outlet based in Tucupita, Delta Amacuro, with local and regional coverage.

  • Runrun.es runrun.es

    Digital news outlet focused on research into human rights and politics in Venezuela.

  • Crónica Uno cronica.uno

    Digital newspaper specializing in investigative journalism and public-interest reporting from Venezuela.

  • Insight Crime Venezuela observatorio-venezuela.insightcrime.org

    News and investigations on organized crime, drugs and violence in Venezuela.

  • Ensartaos ensartaos.com.ve

    Alternative and community journalism outlet from the city of Mérida, Venezuela.

  • Opinión Democrática Digital opiniondemocraticadigital.com.ve

    News portal covering politics, crime, culture, sports and national and international news.

  • Confirmado confirmado.com.ve

    News portal for fact-checking and verification in Venezuela.

  • Armando.info armando.info

    Venezuelan media outlet devoted exclusively to investigative journalism on corruption and organized crime

  • Caracas Chronicles caracaschronicles.comOfficial

    English-language blog on current affairs in Venezuela, with political analysis and contributors since 2002.

  • Cazadores de Fake News cazadoresdefakenews.info

    Digital research organization that analyzes disinformation and influence operations in Venezuela

  • Cotejo.info cotejo.info

    Venezuelan data verification and news portal, a reference for the community abroad

  • EsPaja espaja.com

    Fact-checking portal of Transparencia Venezuela that debunks fake news

  • IPYS Venezuela ipysvenezuela.org

    Instituto Prensa y Sociedad (Press and Society Institute), which defends freedom of expression and promotes investigative journalism

  • Medianálisis / Observatorio de Fake News medianalisis.org

    Civil association that studies and promotes democratic and independent journalism and runs the Fake News Observatory

  • VE Sin Filtro vesinfiltro.org

    Observatory that monitors and documents website blocking and digital censorship in Venezuela

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