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Recent Examples of fact-check
Daniel Dale fact-checks Trump administration's case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia
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Jade Walker, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
And Meta has taken a number of steps to appease Trump, including ending its fact-checking program, something Trump supporters and other conservatives have long attacked as biased.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025
One of her sources, an ethnic Chinese man who calls himself Atticus, says Chai sometimes contacted him well past midnight, fact-checking details.
—Wenxin Fan, NPR, 11 Apr. 2025
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, will officially end its fact-checking program Monday, a top company official said.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
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Jade Walker, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
And Meta has taken a number of steps to appease Trump, including ending its fact-checking program, something Trump supporters and other conservatives have long attacked as biased.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025
One of her sources, an ethnic Chinese man who calls himself Atticus, says Chai sometimes contacted him well past midnight, fact-checking details.
—Wenxin Fan, NPR, 11 Apr. 2025
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, will officially end its fact-checking program Monday, a top company official said.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fact-check
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Francis had previously revised and simplified the funeral rites that would be used upon his death, according to The Associated Press.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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Many firms are revising their economic forecasts, including the possibility of a recession, as a result of Trump administration policies, according to a new survey by Chief Executive.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2025
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This edition of Forbes Daily was edited by Sarah Whitmire and Chris Dobstaff.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 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.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2025
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These are our best Mother's Day gift ideas to help moms work from home, annotate their books, or dip into the world of gaming in their downtime.—
Adrienne So,
Wired News,
26 Apr. 2025
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Need to annotate, merge, or convert your document type?—
StackCommerce Team (Sponsored),
PCMAG,
2 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, China’s retaliatory tariffs are set to make components American drone makers rely on even more expensive; plans to redraft a new export system are already halting shipments of magnets, which are essential for drone motors.—
David Jeans,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The Republicans cited other federal criminal conspiracy and money laundering laws and asked the department to rescind or redraft the memo.—
Samantha Putterman,
Austin American-Statesman,
31 Aug. 2024
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But don’t worry, the actor has since rectified that glaring omission from his film knowledge.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
21 Apr. 2025
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There is little evidence of a coordinated effort to review past cases and hold state institutions accountable for investigating and rectifying the systemic failures that allowed such abuse to occur.—
Diana Philip,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Apr. 2025
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However, it was reworked entirely as a standalone series without connection to the Liev Schreiber-starrer.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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Across the board, furniture companies have been reworking their sales forecasts, amid an uncertain macro climate marked by a difficult housing market and declining consumer confidence.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
27 Mar. 2025
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For example, the government redacted the state where the death occurred in 22% of entries and the facility in 58% of cases.—
Gina Barton,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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The group, which consists of current and former officers at the Seattle Police Department, initially sued the city of Seattle to prohibit Jan. 6 investigative records from being released without their names redacted.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2025
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For more: read Jeff Nussbaum’s investigation, from 2015, of what happened the night New York City saved itself from bankruptcy.—
Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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Chicago Tribune In one of the lawsuits, a lawyer for the government read a statement in federal court in Oakland, California, that said ICE was restoring the student status for people whose records were terminated in recent weeks.—
Kate Brumback,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2025
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