1
as in to refute
to prove to be false
a Web site that assiduously debunks urban legends
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as in to expose
to reveal the true nature of
the investigative reporter easily debunked the charlatan's claims of clairvoyance
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Recent Examples of debunk
Entertainment Weekly sat down with the cast of Severance ahead of season 2's premiere (Jan. 17) to try to get some answers, and Adam Scott, Patricia Arquette, Britt Lower, John Turturro, and Zach Cherry were game to address and debunk some of the internet's most popular fan theories.
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Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 10 Jan. 2025
Advertisement If a fact-checker rated a post as false, Meta notified the user and added a warning label with a link to an article debunking its claims.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Reuters and Check Your Fact also debunked the claim.
—Chris Mueller, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
It’s been tied to cancer and health risks, debunking claims that production is a clean process.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 2 Jan. 2025
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Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 10 Jan. 2025
Advertisement If a fact-checker rated a post as false, Meta notified the user and added a warning label with a link to an article debunking its claims.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Reuters and Check Your Fact also debunked the claim.
—Chris Mueller, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
It’s been tied to cancer and health risks, debunking claims that production is a clean process.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 2 Jan. 2025
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The agency has since refuted the claim the couple was involved in its decision to separate from the actor.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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News of the affidavit was first reported by NBC News, which reported that Samantha refuted many of the claims in the affidavit in a statement to NBC.—
Allison Pecorin,
ABC News,
21 Jan. 2025
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However, as humans have evolved, they are exposed to fewer threats.—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
24 Jan. 2025
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Naturally, she was exposed to a cornucopia of different genres and sounds, inspiring her to make her own material.—
Kyle Eustice,
SPIN,
24 Jan. 2025
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Trying to uncover precisely where the idea that Jennifer Aniston and Barack Obama are in a relationship came from is a tough, if borderline impossible, task.—
Callum Booth,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Then, the researchers used telescopes at the W. M. Keck and Gemini observatories in Hawaii to uncover more details about the ancient, dead galaxy where no new stars are being formed.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Debunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debunk. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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