fact-checking

American  

[fakt-chek-ing] / ˈfæktˌtʃɛk ɪŋ /

noun

1. the work or task of a person who fact-checks; the task or process of verifying factual accuracy.

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adjective

1. used or engaged in carrying out fact-checks.

Example Sentences

In interviews the report authors say this led them to be extra careful when it came to cross-referencing and fact-checking evidence they included.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

AFP works in 26 languages with Facebook's fact-checking program, including in Asia, Latin America and the European Union.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Each fact is backed by thorough fact-checking and new archival searches.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

While the final result wasn’t perfect and needed some fact-checking, Rodriguez has been using AI ever since.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

William Lin, a researcher at The New York Times Magazine, was enlisted early on to help with fact-checking and data-mapping.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times