| Sumario: | Introduction: The 2024 US presidential election has provided fertile ground for disinformation, which places the population in a position of increased vulnerability regarding decision-making. This article explores the disinformation web generated around the US elections. Methodology: We analysed the fact-checks published on this topic by the five Spanish verification platforms belonging to the IFCN (Maldita.es, Newtral, EFE Verifica, Infoveritas and Verificat) between 27 June and 12 November 2024 (n=204). All the pieces were subjected to an analysis form structured in four blocks. Results: In constructing these messages, audiovisual elements are notable, and artificial intelligence is growing. Although most (67.2%) of these pieces lack an identified source, a notable proportion of deceptions are attributed to authentic sources (19.1%). In this respect, disinformation is a standard political tool in Trump's discourse. Generally speaking, the facts reported are completely fabricated (59.3%) and focus on issues related to the candidates' private lives or past (19.1%) and the attempted assassination of Trump (13.7%). Discussion and Conclusions: This phenomenon is a widespread and consolidated practice in electoral processes, as well as in political discourse itself, which is constantly developing and evolving towards new techniques, in this case, marked by the rise and easy access to AI tools.
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