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Recent Examples of fact-check
Republic journalists' job is to seek and report the truth, hold power to account, fact-check candidates, combat misinformation and inform voters.
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Stacey Barchenger,
AZCentral.com,
1 Apr. 2026
For example, that can mean a fact-check from a reputable media outlet, a statement from a public figure, or a social media post from a misinformation expert.
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ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
Shad, who won Rap Recording of the Year for his album TSOL at the 2011 Junos, has since taken to Instagram to fact-check Drake.
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Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
30 Mar. 2026
When your child shares confusing or alarming information, resist the urge to interrogate or fact-check.
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Jann Blackstone,
Boston Herald,
1 Mar. 2026
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Stacey Barchenger,
AZCentral.com,
1 Apr. 2026
For example, that can mean a fact-check from a reputable media outlet, a statement from a public figure, or a social media post from a misinformation expert.
—
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
Shad, who won Rap Recording of the Year for his album TSOL at the 2011 Junos, has since taken to Instagram to fact-check Drake.
—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
30 Mar. 2026
When your child shares confusing or alarming information, resist the urge to interrogate or fact-check.
—
Jann Blackstone,
Boston Herald,
1 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for fact-check
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fact-check
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In April, the California Department of Motor Vehicles revised its regulations for autonomous vehicles and lifted a ban on autonomous trucks weighing 10,001 pounds or more.
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The agency also calls for updating information related to prostate cancer risk and revising warnings regarding enlarged prostate.
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
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This transcript was automatically generated, and then edited for clarity in its current form.
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The Times photographed each plaque and asked eight historians who have studied and written about both Democratic and Republican presidents to examine and annotate the exhibit, which spans 5,400 words.
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Alongside the guitar is a copy of the Declaration of Independence, annotated by John McKesson, secretary of New York’s Fourth Provincial Congress, in the days following July 4, 1776.
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The South African Reserve Bank will also redraft risk scenarios in the wake of the war.
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The House and Senate will redraft Healey’s spending blueprint and debate their own versions, typically in April and May.
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California plans to sue in 60 days if the situation isn’t rectified.
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Two months after that April embarrassment, the Charlotte Hornets took a positive step to rectify their obvious lack of physicality.
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Lhapal Gyal said the team retained the spiritual core of the source material while reworking character relationships and the narrative structure, drawing on their own direct encounters with the landscapes, customs and culture of Xizang.
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This morning favors a small correction, like reworking a plan so a boundary holds while your chores and wellness both fit.
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In the documents, key details about the April 3 events are redacted, including a summary of a social worker’s interview with the teenage foster brother that afternoon and again the next week.
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Many of the emails in the Epstein files had the names of his contacts and associates redacted.
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Many of Dad’s many friends read Columbia’s column religiously and were plenty pissed.
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“Fact-check.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fact-check. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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