What's inside this article:
- About FactCheck pages
- Start editing
- Complete general settings
- Add the statement
- Add the verdict
- Add a Main image
- Add related content
- Set the status and save the FactCheck
- Further recommendations
About FactCheck pages
A FactCheck page lets you present an objective analysis of a statement that has been widely circulated and presented as fact. The sections in this article describe the most important settings for creating a FactCheck page.
Pangea CMS offers the following special features for promoting published FactCheck pages:
- The FactCheck widget
- The FactCheck list layout for Category archive pages
Start editing
Create a new FactCheck page via New > Content > FactCheck.
To edit an existing FactCheck, hit the title in the main search results. For information about using search in Pangea CMS, see the following article:
Complete the General settings
To manage the General settings, hit General in the left panel.
The following settings are required:
- (A): Title: Enter the title that is displayed at the top of the FactCheck page. The title is also visible as the clickable headline on SERPs (Search Engine Results Pages).
- (B): Categories: Add the FactCheck to at least one Category. More information here:
Optionally complete the following additional settings:
- (C): URL Slug: Enter a text string that is added to the URL and enhances visibility via search engines.
- (D): Priority: Temporarily pin the FactCheck to the top of lists on the public website. More information here:
- (E): Main image: Add a Main image that appears at the top of the FactCheck page.
Add the statement
The statement is the direct quote that is objectively assessed on the FactCheck page.
Go to Statement in the left panel to provide details relating to the statement. Required settings are marked with a red star. You cannot save the FactCheck page until the required settings are filled.
The following settings are available:
- Statement author image
- Statement author
- Statement author description
- Statement content
- Statement source
- Statement source URL
Statement author image
Hit Select content to add an image representing the person or organization that made the statement.
Statement author
Under Statement author, enter the name of the person or organization that issued the statement.
Statement author description
Under Statement author description, provide additional details about the Statement author.
If the Statement author is a person, you might include:
- The organization they represent
- Their role in that organization
For example:
- Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson
If the Statement author is an organization, you might include:
- The type of organization
- The country where the organization is based
For example:
- Chinese state-run English newspaper
Statement content
Under Statement content, enter the exact statement. We recommend surrounding the statement in quotation marks, for example:
- “We have never invaded any country. We have never started any proxy war. We have never engaged in global military operations or threatened other countries with force.”
Statement source
Under Statement source, enter the name of the platform where the statement was published. Optionally provide a date, for example:
- China Daily's Weibo account, February 13, 2023
Possible sources include:
- Websites
- Social media accounts
- Newspapers
- TV channels
Statement source URL
Under Statement source URL, enter a URL that points to the statement source.
The URL will open if a visitor hits the Statement source on the public site.
Add the verdict
The verdict is the objective assessment of the statement.
Go to Verdict in the left panel to enter details relating to the verdict. The required settings are marked with a red star. You cannot save the FactCheck page until the required settings are filled.
The following settings are available:
- Verdict title
- Short verdict description
- Verdict icon
- Verdict color
- Verdict introduction
- Verdict content
Verdict title
Under Verdict title, enter a direct and simplified verdict.
You might using the following:
- True
- False
- Likely false
- Misleading
- Unsubstantiated
Short verdict description
Under Short verdict description, optionally provide additional details to justify the Verdict title.
Consider providing a Short verdict description with a Verdict title that might benefit from further elaboration (such as Unsubstantiated or Likely false).
Verdict icon
Under Verdict icon, select the icon that will be displayed next to the Verdict title.
The Verdict icon is visible in the following places:
- The FactCheck widget
- Category archive pages with the FactCheck list layout enabled
Verdict color
Under Verdict color, select the color that will be applied for the Verdict icon and Verdict title. This is a required setting.
Verdict introduction
Under Verdict introduction, provide a brief summary of the Verdict content. We recommend using a maximum of 500 characters.
The Verdict introduction is not visible on the FactCheck page, but is displayed in the following places:
- The FactCheck widget
- Category archive pages with the FactCheck list layout enabled
Verdict content
Under Verdict content, provide the main content that explains and justifies the Verdict title.
Use CKEditor to manually enter and format text content (the same as for creating an Article). More information here:
You might also want to include the following embedded items:
- Images: Images that have been uploaded to Pangea CMS and images from external agencies.
- Content items: Multimedia / interactive content items published by your own site (Snippets, Videos, and more).
- External media: Supported external media items (Tweets, YouTube videos, Datawrapper visualizations, Twitter posts and more).
To get started, hit the Insert Embedded Content icon in CKEditor.
For detailed instructions, see the following articles:
Add a Main image
The Main image is displayed at the top of the published FactCheck page. If you do not add separate Website teaser and Social media images, the Main image is also used by default to promote the FactCheck page on the public website and via social media.
Add a Main image via General > Main image > Select content.
It is possible to add the following images as the Main image for a FactCheck page:
- Internal images: Images uploaded by Pangea CMS users.
- External images: Images from external agencies - Reuters and AP (Associated Press).
The selected image appears in the Main image box. If necessary, hit the Crop the image icon to crop the image. During cropping, the optimal 16:9 aspect ratio is automatically maintained to ensure the image is properly displayed.
Under Main image caption, enter the caption that will be visible directly below the Main image on the FactCheck page.
The Main image description (visible only in Pangea CMS) is provided to help create the caption. Also hit the Image preview icon to check additional image metadata.
Add related content
You can add a Related content widget to the FactCheck page. This provides links to other content pages published by your own site that visitors might find interesting. The widget is displayed on the right side of the screen on desktop, or below the main content on mobile devices.
Select Related content in the left panel and hit Select content. For detailed instructions, see the following article:
Set the status and save the FactCheck
If you want the FactCheck page to be available on the public website immediately after you save it, select Published in the Status drop-down menu. Information about statuses in Pangea CMS is available here:
To save the FactCheck page, hit Save or Save & close.
Alternatively, you can schedule publication. For detailed information, see the following article:
Further recommendations
This article contains information about the most important settings for creating a FactCheck page. For information about other options on the FactCheck edit screen, see the following articles:
