fact-checked

past tense of fact-check

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fact-checked
Verb
  • The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Condensed and edited by Rebecca Kilroy.
    Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • But according to a memo sent to state SNAP agencies by USDA Deputy Under Secretary Patrick Penn on Wednesday, this figure has now been revised to 65 percent.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Thompson revised his position Wednesday to asking for a total of about $3,100 more, because reimbursements for the families’ expenses for hotels and travel to Boise do not qualify.
    Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • After sequencing, the mass of fragmented genetic data must be assembled into a complete genome sequence and then that complete sequence must be manually verified, in a process called curation, and then annotated.
    Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Below is the text of the Fifteenth Amendment, annotated with scholarship from JSTOR to provide historical context and research.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Art Library concept in Rosewood São Paolo, for instance, is being reworked as a retail platform for local craft.
    Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The kitchen has been completely reworked with Sub-Zero and Viking appliances, a wine cellar, an ice maker, and a breakfast nook that feels more townhouse than co-op.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • North Texas’ defense was at or near the bottom of the conference each of the last two years, but Morris hired former Sam Houston defensive coordinator Skyler Cassity, who seems to have rectified the issue as the Mean Green are currently third in the conference in yards allowed per game.
    Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The audit called for those conflicting mandates to be rectified and suggested the monitor’s office could hire an outside attorney who does not work for the city.
    Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While a yellow placard signals two or more major violations, these are typically corrected or mitigated during the inspection, according to the Sacramento County Retail Food Inspection Guide.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
  • This was something that communism corrected to a certain degree, but not really.
    Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Jae Towle Viera considers the unexpected effects of reading to their child.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The value of that contract was redacted.
    Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
  • However, after Edward's lease was renewed that year, key details were redacted on the Land Registry, so it's no longer known if the royal has continued to pay market rent through the years.
    Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Fact-checked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fact-checked. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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