fact-check
verb
fact-checked; fact-checking; fact-checks
: to verify the factual accuracy of
fact-check the article before publication
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Both great powers and smaller states know by now that the best way to deal with Trump is to shower him with pomp and circumstance, abstain from fact-checking him in public, make flashy but token concessions, and remain secure that by and large their core interests will be preserved.
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Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
Our fact-check work is supported in part by a grant from Meta.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Posts about the Big Lie—the false claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen—were initially moderated with fact-checking labels, but these were scaled back dramatically before the 2022 midterms, purportedly because users disliked them.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
Nonpartisan organizations like PolitiFact will be sharing important information on Election Day in both English and Spanish, and Meta has partnered with Telemundo and Univision to fact-check things shared on WhatsApp.
—Marina E. Franco (noticias Telemundo For Axios), Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
Our fact-check work is supported in part by a grant from Meta.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Posts about the Big Lie—the false claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen—were initially moderated with fact-checking labels, but these were scaled back dramatically before the 2022 midterms, purportedly because users disliked them.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
Nonpartisan organizations like PolitiFact will be sharing important information on Election Day in both English and Spanish, and Meta has partnered with Telemundo and Univision to fact-check things shared on WhatsApp.
—Marina E. Franco (noticias Telemundo For Axios), Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Fact-check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fact-check. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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