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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Interview guests have ranged from Bill Gates to Khloe Kardashian to Casey Means, and any sweeping health claims made on-air are accepted without fact-checking or pushback from Shetty.
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Alexa Lee, STAT, 27 Jan. 2026
Finalists for the list may hear about fact-checking and other publication details.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
Each fact is backed by thorough fact-checking and new archival searches.
—Nathan Smith, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
It was edited by Claudine Ebeid and fact-checked by Genevieve Finn.
—Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
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Alexa Lee, STAT, 27 Jan. 2026
Finalists for the list may hear about fact-checking and other publication details.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
Each fact is backed by thorough fact-checking and new archival searches.
—Nathan Smith, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
It was edited by Claudine Ebeid and fact-checked by Genevieve Finn.
—Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Fact-check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fact-check. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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