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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It was edited by Jess Jiang with an assist from Marianne McCune, fact-checked by Sierra Juarez, engineered by Cena Loffredo with help from Jimmy Keeley.
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Sam Yellowhorse Kesler, NPR, 8 Apr. 2026
Hundreds of people will be involved in researching and fact-checking the book, Lyons told me.
—Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026
Guthrie lifted the event out of publicity-stunt status by keeping the president to short answers — no small feat — and adding fact-checks and follow-ups.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Apr. 2026
Another signature initiative, the fact-checking news service BBC Verify, is routinely vilified by right-wing news outlets.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
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Sam Yellowhorse Kesler, NPR, 8 Apr. 2026
Hundreds of people will be involved in researching and fact-checking the book, Lyons told me.
—Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026
Guthrie lifted the event out of publicity-stunt status by keeping the president to short answers — no small feat — and adding fact-checks and follow-ups.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Apr. 2026
Another signature initiative, the fact-checking news service BBC Verify, is routinely vilified by right-wing news outlets.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for fact-check
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“Fact-check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fact-check. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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