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 produced by Sam Yellowhorse Kesler, edited by Jess Jiang, fact-checked by Sierra Juarez, and engineered by Robert Rodriguez and Cena Loffredo.
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Kenny Malone, NPR, 15 May 2026
To counter potential deniers, Elkayam-Levy said every piece of evidence included in the report had been carefully cross-referenced and fact-checked.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
Ask for credible sources and fact-check responses.
—Leeann Weintraub, Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
Judge Elizabeth Branch also said the PAC fact-checked the ad.
—Keely Bastow, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026
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Kenny Malone, NPR, 15 May 2026
To counter potential deniers, Elkayam-Levy said every piece of evidence included in the report had been carefully cross-referenced and fact-checked.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
Ask for credible sources and fact-check responses.
—Leeann Weintraub, Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
Judge Elizabeth Branch also said the PAC fact-checked the ad.
—Keely Bastow, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Fact-check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fact-check. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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