fact-check

verb

ˈfak(t)-ˌchek 

fact-checked; fact-checking; fact-checks

transitive verb

: to verify the factual accuracy of

fact-check the article before publication

fact-checker

ˈfak(t)-ˌche-kər 

noun

Examples of fact-check in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s a huge advantage to being able to fact-check something by shouting down the hall. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Prosecutors said the list created a fact-checking backlog, allowing viral content to be seen by millions of users before being taken down. — Mikella Schuettler, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Gianmarco does live up to his Simon Cowell role as the panel’s resident skeptic, though Kumail is also an exacting judge, repeatedly grilling or scoffing at the players and even fact-checking them. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

So new actors were cast as the kids, and the same actors play the adults, and the world wide web lost its fact-checking mind. — Danielle Pergament, Allure, 14 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fact-check

• aztec
• breakneck
• codec
• exec
• mixtec
• paycheck
• pinchbeck
• recheck
• redneck
• toltec
• beck
• breck