fact-check

verb

fact-checked; fact-checking; fact-checks

transitive verb

: to verify the factual accuracy of
fact-check the article before publication
fact-checker noun

Examples of fact-check in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Even after the interview aired, CNBC waited hours to do the bare minimum and publish digital stories fact-checking some of Trump’s claims. Oliver Darcy, CNN, 12 Mar. 2024 As is often the case with Trump, a fact-check is in order: The economy, far from collapsing, is growing at a healthy pace of about 2.5% a year; the supply chain disruptions of the pandemic are almost entirely over; and violent crime has dropped significantly since 2022. Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024 Our fact-check work is supported in part by a grant from Meta. USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024 This is what our earlier Nicholson fact-check said about that money and the apparent single plane (not the planes plural Hovde described): The deal released Iranian assets frozen under a variety of sanctions. Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2024 The article was reviewed, fact-checked and edited by a content review team. Bryce Welker, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024 The film was quickly debunked by multiple fact-checking organizations. David Gilbert, WIRED, 6 Mar. 2024 Our fact-check sources: The Hill, Sept. 29, 2017, Miley Cyrus mocks previous pledge to leave US if Trump won: ‘That’s dumb’ NME, Sept. 29, 2017, Miley Cyrus on her new country album, Dolly Parton and ‘Wrecking Ball’s legacy Thank you for supporting our journalism. USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2024 Meta, which currently works with 26 independent fact-checking organisations across the European Union covering 22 languages, will add three new partners in Bulgaria, France, and Slovakia, Pancini said. Reuters, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fact-check was in 1973

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“Fact-check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fact-check. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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