fact-checker
Americannoun
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I then instruct the fact-checker to build a table that lists all the facts it’s checking and mark each one as “true,” “false,” “ambiguous” or “unsupported.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
If a fact-checker rated a post as false, Meta notified the user and added a warning label with a link to an article debunking its claims.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2025
More than two years after the Supreme Court granted bail and ordered “immediate release” of Mohammed Zubair from prison, the leading Indian fact-checker and journalist is once again back in court.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2024
Guest: Tariq Kenney-Shawa, U.S. policy fellow at Al-Shabaka and an editor and fact-checker for AJ+.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2024
Many of the fact-checker groups were founded by dedicated individuals, such as MyGoPen, whose founder Charles Yeh started the chatbot service because he found his relatives would get confused by online rumors.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2024
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