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Recent Examples of fact-check
Always review and fact-check AI outputs before using them.
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Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
My cohort is not John Oliver–level media personalities with PR teams, production crews, and a research staff to fact-check the punch lines.
—Jessica Yellin, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2025
His memory is selective, however, and Stolen also features law enforcement officials who fact-check his claims.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
That was part of a broader public pushback against social media companies that were uniquely employing different fact-check methods, notably during the COVID pandemic and surrounding major elections—especially the 2016 and 2020 presidential contests.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
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Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
My cohort is not John Oliver–level media personalities with PR teams, production crews, and a research staff to fact-check the punch lines.
—Jessica Yellin, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2025
His memory is selective, however, and Stolen also features law enforcement officials who fact-check his claims.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
That was part of a broader public pushback against social media companies that were uniquely employing different fact-check methods, notably during the COVID pandemic and surrounding major elections—especially the 2016 and 2020 presidential contests.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fact-check
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The One Big, Beautiful Bill Act updated the farm safety net and other farm insurance programs, but lawmakers still need to revise programs concerning rural development and agricultural research.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Nov. 2025
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On November 4, California voters passed Proposition 50, an amendment put forth by Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom that would temporarily revise the state’s congressional map, a move expected to boost Democrats in future elections.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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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.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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This interview has been edited for clarity and length.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Nov. 2025
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Far from contemporary pop, each note and lyric demands your full attention; the reward is transcendence, even as the material nudges you to annotate like a philosophy student with a highlighter in hand.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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For example, after a creature’s genome is sequenced, the huge mass of raw genetic data—consisting of millions or billions of genetic building blocks called base pairs—must be annotated.—
Glenn Zorpette,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Nov. 2025
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Unless otherwise noted, all stats are tailored to redraft, half-PPR, 1-QB leagues, and ADPs are via Fantasy Football Calculator. Figure out a way to acquire Chase Brown Few players have drawn preseason praise like Bengals RB Chase Brown.—
Jacob Robinson,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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If ballot language is struck down in court, Hoskins will get three opportunities to write his own before the courts can redraft the wording.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
27 Aug. 2025
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Similarly, Arden wanted to rectify a misstep from week six by redoing a raspberry and basil syrup for his raspberry cake.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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Trading Micah Parsons was clearly a mistake that has impacted the defense, but Jones is attempting to rectify that.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Nov. 2025
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In a 10-hour span, Hockey Canada’s logistics team reworked the entire team’s travel by organizing the trip to Toronto, then reworking the original flights from Montreal to Cleveland.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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The news sent airlines scrambling to rework their schedules right before the busy holiday travel season, with many travelers concerned about delays or cancellations for their upcoming flights.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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While the Facebook post was updated to redact the Social Security number, the post on X remained as of Monday.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Nov. 2025
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The value of that contract was redacted.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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After the couple handed Clarkson a paper with their vows and requested her to read it, the three-time Grammy Award winner joked that she wasn’t officially allowed to officiate.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Jae Towle Viera considers the unexpected effects of reading to their child.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Fact-check.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fact-check. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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