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 produced by James Sneed, edited by Jess Jiang, fact-checked by Sierra Juarez, and engineered by Robert Rodriguez.
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Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 19 June 2026
It was then edited and fact-checked by journalists on the Sun staff before publishing.
—The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Sun, 16 June 2026
The Times dismissed those concerns, saying that the piece was thoroughly fact-checked before publication, and was additionally checked when critics challenged the piece.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 15 June 2026
In the final minutes of the interview, Welker fact-checked Trump more than a dozen times.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 11 June 2026
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Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 19 June 2026
It was then edited and fact-checked by journalists on the Sun staff before publishing.
—The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Sun, 16 June 2026
The Times dismissed those concerns, saying that the piece was thoroughly fact-checked before publication, and was additionally checked when critics challenged the piece.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 15 June 2026
In the final minutes of the interview, Welker fact-checked Trump more than a dozen times.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 11 June 2026
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“Fact-check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fact-check. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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