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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Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 28 June 2024
Any fact-checks will be weighed against moments where there were none at all.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 26 June 2024
The athlete said that his father would come across crazy tabloid stories from time to time and call him to fact-check.
—Eva Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
Will Tapper and Bash fact-check in real time, a Herculean task when Trump is talking?
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 24 June 2024
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Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 28 June 2024
Any fact-checks will be weighed against moments where there were none at all.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 26 June 2024
The athlete said that his father would come across crazy tabloid stories from time to time and call him to fact-check.
—Eva Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
Will Tapper and Bash fact-check in real time, a Herculean task when Trump is talking?
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 24 June 2024
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“Fact-check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fact-check. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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