fact-check
verb
fact-checked; fact-checking; fact-checks
: to verify the factual accuracy of
fact-check the article before publication
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One of their go-to text topics is fact-checking stories about each other.
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Christina Perrier, InStyle, 11 Feb. 2026
It was edited by Kevin Townsend and fact-checked by Sam Fentress.
—Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
It was edited by Marianne McCune, fact-checked by Sierra Juarez, and engineered by Cena Loffredo and Jimmy Keeley.
—James Sneed, NPR, 6 Feb. 2026
People tend to accept or reject fact-checks based on their existing political beliefs.
—Bingbing Zhang, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2026
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Christina Perrier, InStyle, 11 Feb. 2026
It was edited by Kevin Townsend and fact-checked by Sam Fentress.
—Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
It was edited by Marianne McCune, fact-checked by Sierra Juarez, and engineered by Cena Loffredo and Jimmy Keeley.
—James Sneed, NPR, 6 Feb. 2026
People tend to accept or reject fact-checks based on their existing political beliefs.
—Bingbing Zhang, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for fact-check
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“Fact-check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fact-check. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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