How to Use fact-check in a Sentence

fact-check

verb
  • Macron just grabbed Trump’s arm and fact-checked him to his face in real time.
    — Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Any fact-checks will be weighed against moments where there were none at all.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 26 June 2024
  • There’s no way to fact-check the secrets; Frank takes those sharing them at their word.
    — Hazlitt, 3 Apr. 2024
  • But the beliefs of the faithful live in an arena beyond a fact-check.
    — Joseph Bien-Kahn, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Our fact-check work is supported in part by a grant from Meta.
    — Chris Mueller, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Our fact-check work is supported in part by a grant from Meta.
    — Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Our fact-check work is supported in part by a grant from Meta.
    — Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Our fact-check work is supported in part by a grant from Meta.
    — Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
  • Our fact-check work is supported in part by a grant from Meta.
    — USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Our fact-check work is supported in part by a grant from Meta.
    — Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2024
  • Our fact-check work is supported in part by a grant from Meta.
    — Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Our fact-check work is supported in part by a grant from Meta.
    — Chris Mueller, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
  • Our fact-check work is supported in part by a grant from Meta.
    — Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
  • Our fact-check work is supported in part by a grant from Meta.
    — Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
  • Our fact-check work is supported in part by a grant from Meta.
    — Chris Mueller, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Our fact-check work is supported in part by a grant from Meta.
    — Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2024
  • Our fact-check work is supported in part by a grant from Meta.
    — Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Our fact-check work is supported in part by a grant from Meta.
    — Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Our fact-check work is supported in part by a grant from Meta.
    — Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Our fact-check work is supported in part by a grant from Meta.
    — Gabrielle Settles, USA TODAY, 23 July 2024
  • Our fact-check work is supported in part by a grant from Meta.
    — Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Heinrich drew the ire of Fox opinion hosts by tweeting a fact-check on some of Trump’s claims.
    — David Bauder, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Mar. 2023
  • The fact-check notes that Meta still doesn’t operate in China.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The athlete said that his father would come across crazy tabloid stories from time to time and call him to fact-check.
    — Eva Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
  • Within a few years, the grunt from the fact-checking department had found his voice.
    — Zak Keefer, New York Times, 30 May 2025
  • Meta is rolling this out in the US first; elsewhere, the fact-checking system will remain.
    — Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 13 Mar. 2025
  • One of their go-to text topics is fact-checking stories about each other.
    — 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
  • Finalists for the list may hear about fact-checking and other publication details.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Each fact is backed by thorough fact-checking and new archival searches.
    — Nathan Smith, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026

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