La Esquina TX and Factchequeado team up: empowering Texans through factual news

PRESS RELEASE

HOUSTON, TX, April 24, 2024 – La Esquina TX, a non-partisan, independent online news source based in Houston, Texas, strengthens its commitment to factual reporting by partnering with Factchequeado, an initiative to combat misinformation and disinformation within the Spanish-speaking communities in the United States.

“Our partnership with Factchequeado underscores our unwavering commitment to uncovering the truth amid the relentless tide of misinformation,” said Victoria Corbellini, Editorial Assistant at La Esquina TX. “This collaboration reinforces our duty to seek the truth and publish only those stories that reveal the facts that will empower our readers.”

“We launched Factchequeado to fill information gaps for Spanish-speaking communities in the United States,” said Laura Zoomer, Co-founder and CEO of Factchequeado. “Just as disinformation is both a global and hyperlocal phenomenon, so is our organization: Factchequeado’s team is based in five cities around the United States, with additional staff in Mexico City (Mexico), Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Madrid (Spain).“

This collaboration between La Esquina TX and Factchequeado is set to strengthen the commitment to truth and accuracy in local journalism in Spanish. By leveraging Factchequeado’s expertise in verifying information, La Esquina TX aims to enhance the news quality and empower the community with reliable, data-driven insights.

“We are pleased to have La Esquina TX as a partner because it strengthens the Texas portion of Factchequeado’s community,” said Zommer. “With Texas being one of the states with the largest Hispanic population, those living in the state and on the border face waves of misinformation on topics such as immigration.”

Through this partnership, La Esquina TX and Factchequeado are setting a new benchmark for independent journalism, ensuring the Spanish-speaking community receives news that’s verified and factual.

ABOUT LA ESQUINA TX

La Esquina TX is a non-partisan, independent online local news website based in Houston, TX, committed to factual, in-depth, data-driven, explanatory, and investigative reporting on consumer issues.

Founded in 2021, La Esquina TX is dedicated to impartial and exhaustive reporting on critical issues such as consumer affairs, housing, immigration, politics, and crime.Their commitment to data-driven journalism ensures that local and governmental stories are analyzed in depth.

La Esquina TX sets itself apart from other local investigative news teams with its solutions-oriented approach. Spanish-speaking viewers are already actively participating by submitting cases for investigation through their “Preséntanos tu caso” (Present your case) initiative.

La Esquina TX’s dedication to in-depth journalism was recognized at the Fort Worth chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists’ 21st SPJ-FW First Amendment Awards. The piece, “Cryptofx: Mauricio Chavez, accused of multi-million dollar fraud, now charged with civil contempt,” won in the Investigative-Spanish Language Print/Online under 100,000 category.

Earlier this year, La Esquina TX launched a groundbreaking translation service. This initiative helps independent publishers with limited Spanish reach by translating their stories into Spanish, expanding their audience to Spanish-speaking communities.

ABOUT FACTCHEQUEADO

Factchequeado is an innovative project led by Maldita.es, the first Spanish non-profit fact-checking media created to combat disinformation in Spain, and Chequeado, the first fact-checking media organization in Argentina and South America.

Factchequeado offers quality content to more than 70 media partners nationwide at no cost.

CONTACT: Kimberly Ayala

kimberly@laesquinatx.com