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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PolitiFact, a fact-checking outlet, reported there was no evidence that the task force’s recommendations played a role in Brown’s release from prison in 2020.
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Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
Charlotin pointed out that attorneys can be particularly prone to oversights, as individuals in his profession delegate tasks to teams, oftentimes don’t read all of the material collected by coworkers, and copy and paste strings of citations without proper fact-checking methods.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
The West has offered symbolic aid, modest subsidies, and a few fact-checking initiatives.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
In 2017, Google launched a fact-checking tool that would display labels on search and news results.
—Zach Vallese, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
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Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
Charlotin pointed out that attorneys can be particularly prone to oversights, as individuals in his profession delegate tasks to teams, oftentimes don’t read all of the material collected by coworkers, and copy and paste strings of citations without proper fact-checking methods.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
The West has offered symbolic aid, modest subsidies, and a few fact-checking initiatives.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
In 2017, Google launched a fact-checking tool that would display labels on search and news results.
—Zach Vallese, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Fact-check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fact-check. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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