Specifications Index

Last Verified: 2026-02-17 | Owner: John

BasicFakta — Specifications Index

Frontend Code

Repository: GitHub (HTTPS auth, gh CLI token)
Main branch: Auto-deploys to basicfakta.no via Vercel
Framework: Modern web stack (details in repo)

Backend API

Hosting: Separate external API at basicfakta.no
Source code: Not in repo (blocks accuracy improvements)
Algorithm: Proprietary fake news detection
Status: Access required for further development

Security Specifications

Implemented (2026-02)

XSS prevention via input sanitization
Rate limiting with authentication
API key sanitization
Security headers (vercel.json)

Pending

Backend security audit (requires backend access)
Penetration testing (scheduled TBD)

Accessibility Specifications

WCAG 2.1 Compliance

Testing Specifications

Current Status

42/65 tests passing (64.6% pass rate)
23 tests failing — factScore > 30 for known fake news sources

Test Categories

URL extraction tests
Fact scoring accuracy tests
XSS prevention tests
Rate limiting tests
API integration tests

Blockers

Backend algorithm not accessible
Cannot tune scoring thresholds
Cannot improve detection accuracy

Audit Reports

2026-02 Audit (13 items)

Critical:

url-extractor.js (CREATED)
XSS fix (FIXED)
Rate limit bypass (FIXED)
API key sanitization (FIXED)

Medium:

Security headers (ADDED)
Email validation (IMPROVED)
SEO meta tags (ADDED)
WCAG accessibility (IMPLEMENTED)
Mobile UX (IMPROVED)
Share results (ADDED)
Loading states (IMPROVED)

Deployment: Commit ce800c2, Vercel auto-deployed

Dependencies

Required from Alem

Backend source code — For algorithm improvements (task #100)
IMAP credentials — For email monitoring (task #79)
Test data — Known fake news URLs for accuracy testing

External Services

Vercel (hosting)
GitHub (version control)
basicfakta.no API (backend)

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