fact-checking

present participle of fact-check

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fact-checking
Verb
  • Journalists were involved in every step of the information gathering, review, editing and publishing process.
    Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 19 June 2026
  • The study found 42% of adults who used chatbots used them to search for information, 38% used it for work tasks, 25% for fun or entertainment, 24% for creating or editing images or videos, 20% for medical advice and another 20% for diet and fitness information.
    Emily Guskin, ABC News, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • Akers, Bronkie, and King are revising.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 17 June 2026
  • In Kansas City, that means constantly revising models for how many people will need rides or hotels.
    Rachel Siegel, CNN Money, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • Officially however, Factorial’s FEST (Factorial Electrolyte System Technology) solid-state cells were integrated into the existing battery pack using a 'whole new mechanical architecture,' with the Stellantis engineers reworking the control systems and pack design.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 June 2026
  • In May, directors of the district approved boring of two new wells and reworking several existing wells of declining production.
    Allen Best, Denver Post, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • Come up with strategies for rectifying the issue, as needed, as well.
    Alanna Gallo, Parents, 2 June 2026
  • Crucially, the panel report should also outline the pathway for rectifying the rule violations and set benchmarks for monitoring progress towards correction.
    Inu Manak, Time, 27 May 2026
Verb
  • Over the past several months, startups have stepped in to supply that demand by collecting and annotating videos from thousands of contract workers around the world.
    Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The software covers standard PDF tasks like editing text, inserting images, annotating documents, and merging or splitting files.
    StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The Manhattan architect who lived a secret life as the Gilgo Beach serial killer has spent the past three years alone in a segregated cell, reading crime novels and occasionally being visited by his lawyers or family, according to the sheriff who oversees the jail.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 June 2026
  • His sister Charlotte was photographed reading a book nearby.
    Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 13 June 2026
Verb
  • Screen time has many people asking whether their contact lenses can do double duty by filtering blue light along with correcting vision.
    Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
  • Authorities initially identified him as Somali before later correcting his nationality to Sudanese.
    Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • Yu recommends revamping bot-blocking strategies, then redesigning sites with an eye on potential tokens for AI agents to grab.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • For all the talk of revamping Venezuela’s oil infrastructure or improving the fiscal regime, there seemed to be no concern for the fact that the country has been ruined.
    Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 17 June 2026
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“Fact-checking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fact-checking. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.

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