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

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fact-checking

Earlier this month, authorities arrested six journalists at the independent fact-checking platform Matsda2sh and charged them with belonging to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Arellano: Most of this debate has been fact-checking each other and stats, stats stats.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Spiro claimed he contacted the production “multiple times” and “requested an opportunity to present the facts in the normal fact-checking process that is the hallmark of ethical journalism. You have refused to engage.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Around 14 agencies in the region are part of Meta's global fact-checking program launched in 2016, according to the LatamChequea consortium.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

I felt gratitude for all the people on my team who’d given everything to the work, sorting through handwritten letters, fact-checking my speeches, hopping cross-country flights to prepare for our events.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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