fact-check
verb
fact-checked; fact-checking; fact-checks
: to verify the factual accuracy of
fact-check the article before publication
Examples of fact-check in a Sentence
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Chris Mueller, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
Stories from student journalists at the Spectator underwent intense editing and fact-checking knowing that they would be read by an audience larger than just the student population.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 9 May 2024
Elsewhere in India, individuals, tech companies, and fact-checking organizations are stepping up to try and manage this crisis.
—Fahad Shah, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2024
Our fact-check sources: Thank you for supporting our journalism.
—USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2024
At Google’s big cloud computing conference in early April, the company offered a new solution to the problem: customers using its tech to train AI models could now let their bots fact-check themselves by simply looking things up on Google Search.
—Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
Linda Qiu is a reporter who specializes in fact-checking statements made by politicians and public figures.
—Linda Qiu, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Our fact-check sources: Katie Gonzales, April 15, Email exchange with USA TODAY
America’s Last Line of Defense, accessed April 13, Intro
Build-A-Bear, accessed April 13, Product search
Dunning-Kruger Times, March 25, About Us
Thank you for supporting our journalism.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
But once the former reality show host won the presidency, fact-check outfits went into overdrive.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Chris Mueller, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
Stories from student journalists at the Spectator underwent intense editing and fact-checking knowing that they would be read by an audience larger than just the student population.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 9 May 2024
Elsewhere in India, individuals, tech companies, and fact-checking organizations are stepping up to try and manage this crisis.
—Fahad Shah, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2024
Our fact-check sources: Thank you for supporting our journalism.
—USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2024
At Google’s big cloud computing conference in early April, the company offered a new solution to the problem: customers using its tech to train AI models could now let their bots fact-check themselves by simply looking things up on Google Search.
—Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
Linda Qiu is a reporter who specializes in fact-checking statements made by politicians and public figures.
—Linda Qiu, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Our fact-check sources: Katie Gonzales, April 15, Email exchange with USA TODAY
America’s Last Line of Defense, accessed April 13, Intro
Build-A-Bear, accessed April 13, Product search
Dunning-Kruger Times, March 25, About Us
Thank you for supporting our journalism.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
But once the former reality show host won the presidency, fact-check outfits went into overdrive.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Fact-check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fact-check. Accessed 15 May. 2024.
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