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fact-check

[ fakt-chek ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to confirm the truth of (an assertion made in speech or writing), often as part of the research or editorial process.


noun

  1. the action of confirming the truth of an assertion made in speech or writing:

    A fact-check of the senator’s speech revealed several misleading comments about his opponent.

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ڲ-𳦰e noun
  • ڲ-𳦰iԲ noun adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fact-check1

First recorded in 1960–65
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Example Sentences

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It issued a four-page fact-check of the book that denigrates Wynn-Williams’ ostensibly “new” claims by asserting that they were mostly published previously, and even helpfully provides links to the original reports.

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Conservatives complained that the network only fact-checked Trump, thus giving preferential treatment to the Democrat nominee, Harris.

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And if Newsom insists on having those kind of conversations, why not at least call out some of those odious statements or, say, fact-check Bannon’s repeated lies about the 2020 election being stolen.

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Once Trump started speaking, Democrats took to live fact-checking the president, raising signs that said, “False.”

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Mark Zuckerberg only recently announced he’d be following Musk’s lead to jettison fact-checking on Facebook, but his company’s antagonism towards journalism goes way back.

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