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

While not immune to misinformation and scams, LinkedIn lured people leaving X and Facebook as content moderation and fact-checking there declined.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From The Wall Street Journal

Meta’s decision to end its professional fact-checking program sparked a wave of criticism in the tech and media world.

From Salon

The US announcement came after the International Fact-Checking Network said last month it was "deeply concerned" by reports the State Department had instructed staff to deny visas to people engaged in fact-checking and content moderation.

From Barron's

Essentially a program, it initializes a multistep session of identifying, researching and fact-checking a set of claims.

From The Wall Street Journal