Abstract
This article analyzes the experience of Verificatón, a teaching innovation project based on a live fact-checking hackathon aimed at identifying and combating disinformation in the electoral context. The initiative, developed by the fact-checking media outlet Newtral in collaboration with nine Spanish universities, brought together a hundred journalism students. The results show that this experience facilitates the adoption of the fact-checking methodology in the students' professional practice and contributes to overcoming the competency gap in university journalism education. The case study validates this training proposal, which, framed within an electoral scenario, reinforces students’ learning of the role of critical thinking in the face of disinformation.
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Larraz, I., Toledano, S., Rodríguez-Virgili, J., Arias Robles, F., Durán, Á., Pérez-Escolar, M., Zamora Medina, R., Ramos Antón, R., Espíritusanto Nicolás, Ó., Esteban Navarro, M., & Bermejo Gil, M. (2026). Fact-checking in the university: The experience of the ‘Verificatón Electoral’ as a model of teaching innovation. Journal of Media Literacy Education, 18(2), 59-71. https://doi.org/10.23860/JMLE-2026-18-2-5
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