fact-check
verb
fact-checked; fact-checking; fact-checks
: to verify the factual accuracy of
fact-check the article before publication
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It was edited by Jess Jiang, fact-checked by Sierra Juarez, and engineered by Kwesi Lee.
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James Sneed, NPR, 14 Apr. 2026
But that assertion warrants a strict fact-check.
—Marc Joffe, Daily News, 13 Apr. 2026
This might suggest that fact-checking efforts are paying off.
—Robert B. Talisse, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
But if the memory of creation fades while the contents persist, the pre-frontal fact-checking defenses begin to disappear.
—Tim Requarth, Longreads, 9 Apr. 2026
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James Sneed, NPR, 14 Apr. 2026
But that assertion warrants a strict fact-check.
—Marc Joffe, Daily News, 13 Apr. 2026
This might suggest that fact-checking efforts are paying off.
—Robert B. Talisse, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
But if the memory of creation fades while the contents persist, the pre-frontal fact-checking defenses begin to disappear.
—Tim Requarth, Longreads, 9 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for fact-check
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“Fact-check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fact-check. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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