La Silla Vacía
Source Passport
CO-M-00008-5
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- Legal name
- Fundación La Silla Vacía
- Country
- Colombia
- Type
- Online news
- Founded
- 2009
- Editor-in-chief
- Juanita León (Directora)
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- 14 August 2026
0 of 6 layers verified
Transparency
Partial
5 of 7 key disclosures on record, 0 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name and registration number not disclosed
- Owners with influence on record, not yet checked
- Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership stated on record, not yet checked
- State advertising or revenue mix on record, not yet checked
- Public contact address on record, not yet checked
- Official websites and accounts on record, not yet checked
- People behind the owning companies not disclosed
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Origin
Partly verified
- Brand names Pending check
- La Silla Vacía
- Company registration number
- Not disclosed
- Registered address Pending check
- Calle 56A#3c-33, Bogotá, D.C.
- Public contact email Pending check
- editor@lasillavacia.com
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Owners with influence Pending check
Owner Share % Holding Owner type Fundación La Silla Vacía 100% Direct Other - Beneficial owners
- Not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership Pending check
- None
- Parent group
- Not disclosed
Who pays?
Money
Not yet verified
- State advertising and foreign public funding Pending check
Year State advertising 2025 0 COP - Revenue mix Pending check
Source Share of revenue Grants and philanthropy 25 to 50% Events and other 25 to 50% Reader revenue Under 10% Commercial advertising Under 10% - Named funders Pending check
Funder Type Note Meta Company fact-checking contract (fact-checking services were 19% of 2025 revenue, mainly Meta) Fondo Internacional para los Medios de Comunicación de Interés Público Foundation grant CAF Other grant (international cooperation) World Bank Other grant (international cooperation) USAID Government or public body grant (foreign public funder; amount not published) Fundación Ford Foundation grant Open Society Foundations Foundation funded 2009–2019, not since 2020
Where does it appear?
Channels
Partly verified
- Official websites Verified
- Official social accounts Pending check
How does it travel?
Distribution
Nothing disclosed
- Distribution partners
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Nothing disclosed
- Sister outlets in the same group
- Not disclosed
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 20 October 2026 | Updated from research database (Origin, Control, Money, Channels) |
| 1 | 19 October 2026 | First published |
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