Misinformation Pipeline

A locally-focused system for surfacing misinformation.

This project is executed through a partnership among interdisciplinary academics and news organizations, including the local newsroom Detroit Free Press, Univision News, The Des Moines Register, and the University of Texas at Austin and University of Michigan. The goal of this project is to produce a tool, Local Misinformation Pipelines, that surfaces misinformation circulating in local communities.

My Role

I worked as the only UI/UX designer on the team and was in charge of defining user needs through qualitative user research, establishing UX strategy, conducting user testing, and designing every interaction including wireframe, design system, prototype, and UI.

What I did?

Qualitative User Research
Competitive Audit
User flow and storyboard
Design System
Wireframing
Rapid Prototype
User Testing
UI Design

Duration

3 months

Tools

Figma

FigJam

Dovetail

Outcome

Mobile - Consumers

Dashboard - Newsrooms

Problem Statement

For News Consumers

How might we uncover circulating misinformation through a crowdsourcing approach?

For Local Newsroom

How can we effectively see the trending misinformation topic at a local level and help the news organization to inform their readers?

Design Challenges

The solution must work on mobile and web applications.

The solution must allow for crowdsourcing misinformation.

The design should be done within 90 days.

I am the only UI/UX designer on the team.

This is completely a remote working project.

My Approach

For Local Newsroom

A 4-step flagging mobile application for news consumers.

A dashboard for local newsrooms which consists of a trending data chart and a list of potential misinformation reports.

01 Reasearch

User Thoughts

I liked that global look of what's happening everywhere, but let me know specifically what's happening in my city. You know, we're not going to have the bandwidth to tackle things that are outside of Texas. - Local newsroom Team member

I want to see the trending topics, and I want to know what is going viral. Because I want to let our readers know what they should pay attention to. - Journalist

Interview & Insights lists