fact-check

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Recent Examples of fact-check Following his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump lashed out at ABC over the moderators' fact-checking efforts. David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024 If a claim or statement feels off — especially about candidates or policies — nonpartisan fact-checking sites are the place to go. Diana Spehar, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024 But the beliefs of the faithful live in an arena beyond a fact-check. Joseph Bien-Kahn, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2024 The Times fact-checked those claims and other remarks Trump has made about immigration. Christian Orozco, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fact-check 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fact-check
Verb
  • Fewer than 5,000 of the top-line sedans sold in 2023, with its tally tumbling prompting Genesis to revise the 2025 models.
    James Raia, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Amendment 1 asks voters to consider revising the state constitution to ban noncitizens from voting in Kentucky elections.
    Dann Miller, The Courier-Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • This interview, which took place before Tuesday’s election, has been edited for length and clarity.
    Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Nov. 2024
  • This conversation has been edited for length, continuity and clarity.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Readers can annotate ebooks in color (pink, yellow, blur, and orange), but stylus support would have made this super simple.
    Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
  • The code labeler adds comments to the code, trying to annotate what is going on so that the AI can more deeply analyze the code.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • The state lawyers filed a 50-page brief at the 1st District Court of Appeal contending that Leon County Circuit Judge John Cooper did not have the authority to order the panel, known as the Financial Impact Estimating Conference, to redraft the statement.
    Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2024
  • The league redrafts its teams each week with the top four point scorers serving as captains.
    DOUG FEINBERG, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
Verb
  • With this nuance, Catlett’s work both precedes and complements the work of these feminist theorists, rectifying a history of negative imagery against Black women.
    Shameekia Shantel Johnson, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Leaving smelly shoes out in the open may be one of the root causes for an unwanted scent in your home, but thankfully, there's way to rectify the situation.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Bonvicini acquired each pair of jeans for around $20 and spent $14 reworking them before washing them in her home washing machine.
    Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Pieces in the collection includes Barbour’s famous Bedale jacket, which was first designed in 1980, reworked with Baracuta’s distinctive dog ear collar.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • The costs of the soap dispenser from Boeing, the similar soap dispenser and the number of dispensers purchased by the Air Force were redacted in the report, but in total, the Air Force overpaid $149,072 for the soap dispensers.
    Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 29 Oct. 2024
  • While his name was redacted, fans will know that King Von, whose real name is Dayvon Daquan Bennett, also known as King Von, was shot and killed on Nov. 6, 2020.
    Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 25 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • There’s plenty of space to spread out, from the sunroom and living area to the gorgeous outdoor areas equipped with plenty of seating for afternoon reads and aperitivo hour.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Wilson then began reading the list into her microphone.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024

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“Fact-check.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fact-check. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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