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.

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fact-checking

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

Meta is moving to upend its fact-checking operations just as generative artificial intelligence has muddied the waters of the digital world.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Meta's Oversight Board, the quasi-independent body the company funds to review its moderation decisions, warned in March that Community Notes were not an adequate replacement for professional fact-checking outside the United States.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

Spanish fact-checking website Maldita said before 30 July, when the influx began, messages circulated on Moroccan social media encouraging people to attempt the crossing, after a June ruling by Spain's Supreme Court.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

It be like second-guessing your know-how, like fact-checking your own truth.

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan