fact-checked

past tense of fact-check

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fact-checked
Verb
  • The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 July 2026
  • The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
    KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • The Sacramento Police Department investigated 36 homicides, 20% fewer than the 45 in 2024, a total that was revised after several victims died in 2025 from crimes committed in prior years.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
  • The initial June count was revised lower in each of the past four years.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • Videos of manufacturing procedures can be recorded, annotated and archived by AI.
    SK Gupta, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • The set includes 25 hours of interviews, documentaries, and behind-the-scenes materials; deluxe packaging with rare photographs and new illustrations, plus artwork and documents annotated by Kubrick himself.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • Mecklenburg County’s history with emissions testing The General Assembly proposed review of the EPA law, would allow the SIP to be reworked in order to exclude Mecklenburg County from the emissions program.
    Maveah Griffith, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2026
  • Google has openly opposed the DMA, calling for the law to be reworked.
    Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • Panizo’s post erroneously that the battle was against Croatia, a mistake the local podcaster later rectified.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026
  • California plans to sue in 60 days if the situation isn’t rectified.
    Jennifer McDermott, Fortune, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • After his own vision was corrected as a child, an encounter with a child his age in Cairo — living a starkly different life — sparked a lifelong mission to help others see.
    Ashoka, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • By the time the boundary issues were partially corrected in the 1960s, both the cemetery and the surrounding Black community had been largely erased from public memory.
    Kamal Morgan. Produced with AI assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • Anyone who thinks that the differences between these sects are minor is invited to read about the wars, massacres and persecutions that erupted between them in the 16th and 17th centuries.
    Kenneth Seeskin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • Others may miss the warmth of a person who can read the room, handle a strange request or help when something goes wrong.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Verb
  • The statements Smith made to police after she was detained are redacted in the court record.
    Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026
  • News Peg One of the documents covered by the judge’s order is an April 2009 email exchange between Epstein and an individual whose name is redacted.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
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“Fact-checked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fact-checked. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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