FACTSPACE WEBSITE REDESIGN
A credible home for West Africa's fact-checkers.
BACKGROUND & CONTEXT
FactSpace West Africa was doing serious work across five countries, but its website didn't show the credibility, editorial independence or reach behind it.
TARGET USERS
Readers across Ghana, Nigeria, Liberia, Sierra Leone and The Gambia
partners and funders
THE GOAL
Make the organisation's independence, IFCN verification and country coverage obvious at a glance.
MY PROCESS
- Content audit
- IA
- wireframes
- UI
- prototype
KEY DECISIONS
- Fact-checks organised by country, not only by date
- Every verdict page shows claim, sources and research
- Partner and IFCN credibility surfaced on the homepage
THE SOLUTION
A structured editorial platform: a latest-fact-checks carousel, country-specific coverage, partner highlights, and dedicated Fact Checks, Disinfo Lab, mission and team sections. Verdict pages show the claim, sources and research trail.
KEY FEATURES
- Latest fact-checks carousel
- Country-based browsing
- Full verdict pages
- Disinfo Lab section
- Partner & team pages
DESIGN SYSTEM & ACCESSIBILITY
Editorial type scale with a fixed claim → sources → verdict hierarchy on every fact-check. Verdict labels carry text as well as colour, so a ruling never depends on red-or-green alone.
OUTCOME
A site that reads as an institution rather than a blog, with transparency built into the page structure.
BY THE NUMBERS
A 20-screen editorial platform covering 5 countries
What I learned
For a fact-checking brand, showing your sources is the design.