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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But the media will fact-check and follow through and help the public understand exactly what’s going on here.
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 7 July 2025
Our fact-check sources Brittany Santiago, Dec. 20, Email exchange with USA TODAY
City of Odessa, Texas, Dec. 9, Facebook post
The Advocate, Aug. 7, 2018, Former Tangipahoa firefighter accused of hiding cameras in women’s restroom at firehouse
Thank you for supporting our journalism.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2025
Meta ended the third-party fact-checking program in 2025, replacing it with a community notes system that relies on voluntary user submissions, modeled after the program developed by X, formerly Twitter.
—Katie Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Numerous news and fact-checking agencies have said the primary cause of the fires were unusually dry conditions and high winds.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 7 July 2025
Our fact-check sources Brittany Santiago, Dec. 20, Email exchange with USA TODAY
City of Odessa, Texas, Dec. 9, Facebook post
The Advocate, Aug. 7, 2018, Former Tangipahoa firefighter accused of hiding cameras in women’s restroom at firehouse
Thank you for supporting our journalism.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2025
Meta ended the third-party fact-checking program in 2025, replacing it with a community notes system that relies on voluntary user submissions, modeled after the program developed by X, formerly Twitter.
—Katie Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Numerous news and fact-checking agencies have said the primary cause of the fires were unusually dry conditions and high winds.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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“Fact-check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fact-check. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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