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

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But the media will fact-check and follow through and help the public understand exactly what’s going on here. 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 See All Example Sentences for fact-check

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 10 Jul. 2025.

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