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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Judge Elizabeth Branch also said the PAC fact-checked the ad.
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Keely Bastow, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026
Any King of Pop completist or glutton for punishment seeking to fact-check the megabudget Michael Jackson biopic Michael (in theaters now) will certainly have their work cut out for them.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
After Kennedy defended his fringe view, Senator Bill Cassidy fact-checked and debunked Kennedy’s denialist arguments in real time.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026
The report comes over a year after Meta’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, announced that the company would do away with its fact-check program and stop using automation to detect and remove hate speech.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
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Keely Bastow, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026
Any King of Pop completist or glutton for punishment seeking to fact-check the megabudget Michael Jackson biopic Michael (in theaters now) will certainly have their work cut out for them.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
After Kennedy defended his fringe view, Senator Bill Cassidy fact-checked and debunked Kennedy’s denialist arguments in real time.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026
The report comes over a year after Meta’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, announced that the company would do away with its fact-check program and stop using automation to detect and remove hate speech.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Fact-check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fact-check. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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