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Recent Examples of fact-check
The company will end its agreements with U.S.-based third-party fact-checking organizations in March 2025.
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Jill Hopke, The Conversation, 17 Jan. 2025
Mark Zuckerberg, the company’s chief executive, recently criticized the European Union when announcing that the company would end its fact-checking program in the United States and end some global restrictions on what people can say on issues like immigration and transgender rights.
—Adam Satariano, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
So if the Times were given incomplete information or outright misled — like with out-of-context or incomplete texts — but did its best to report out and fact-check and seek comment, then the paper wouldn’t be on the hook.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
Despite fact-checking efforts, researchers say conspiracies of this kind regularly emerge after large wildfires.
—Laura Doan, CBS News, 16 Jan. 2025
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Jill Hopke, The Conversation, 17 Jan. 2025
Mark Zuckerberg, the company’s chief executive, recently criticized the European Union when announcing that the company would end its fact-checking program in the United States and end some global restrictions on what people can say on issues like immigration and transgender rights.
—Adam Satariano, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
So if the Times were given incomplete information or outright misled — like with out-of-context or incomplete texts — but did its best to report out and fact-check and seek comment, then the paper wouldn’t be on the hook.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
Despite fact-checking efforts, researchers say conspiracies of this kind regularly emerge after large wildfires.
—Laura Doan, CBS News, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fact-check
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In 2016, the federation revised those voluntary guidelines, increasing the minimum distance to 1,000 feet.—
Ames Alexander,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Jan. 2025
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The person said Perplexity’s proposal was revised based off of feedback from the Trump administration.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2025
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Made by History takes readers beyond the headlines with articles written and edited by professional historians.—
Helen L. Murphey / Made by History,
TIME,
29 Jan. 2025
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This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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They’ll be annotated by Foster, in a spiky hand that some of his colleagues have learned to imitate.—
Ian Parker,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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Ralph Ellison heavily annotated his copy of the novel’s preface.—
Max Chapnick,
The Conversation,
16 Jan. 2025
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The Republicans cited other federal criminal conspiracy and money laundering laws and asked the department to rescind or redraft the memo.—
Samantha Putterman,
Austin American-Statesman,
31 Aug. 2024
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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
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Hurts rectified his shortcomings in the passing game against the Panthers by subsequently throwing for 290 yards and two touchdowns against the Pittsburgh Steelers.—
Brooks Kubena,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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This program, which began in 2022, is designed to rectify historic problems with IDR plans that prevented many borrowers from progressing toward 20- or 25-year loan forgiveness.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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After Musk weighed in against a spending deal late last year, spurring Republicans to rework their bill, Democrats warned that an unelected billionaire was essentially acting like the president.—
Jess Bidgood,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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But other companies also use Red 3 to color a wide variety of products, from drinks to vegetarian meats, and will be forced to rework their recipes.—
Alexander Tin,
CBS News,
16 Jan. 2025
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The Federal Trade Commission is suing Pepsi for its special deals with a company whose name is redacted.—
Alina Selyukh,
NPR,
17 Jan. 2025
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Address information was redacted on the forms for board President Charles Randklev and trustees Heather Washington and Chelsea Kelly.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Jan. 2025
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To learn more information on our reporting and testing processes, read our complete reviews process and methodology page.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
19 Jan. 2025
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Lively’s text isn’t specific as to who her dragons are, but many are reading it as a reference to her husband Reynolds and her friend Taylor Swift.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Fact-check.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fact-check. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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