fact-checked

Definition of fact-checkednext
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.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2026
  • This interview has been edited for clarity and length.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Then-Councilmember Raul Peralez helped hold the deal together as construction deadlines loomed, the development changed hands and plans were revised.
    Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The measure could be revised within 90 days.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The lawsuit claims Meta did not adequately disclose that intimate footage could be reviewed and annotated by a human contractor.
    Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The photo albums—handcrafted binders assembled over the course of five decades—are crammed with small prints glued to card stock and annotated in Richards’s cursive script.
    Shannon Taggart, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Burden of Justice was created by Jens Lapidus, a criminal defense attorney turned writer and showrunner, best known for his crime novel Snabba Cash (Easy Money), adapted as a film trilogy starring Joel Kinnaman and later reworked by Lapidus himself into a two-season Netflix series.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Growth hormones and genes that respond to stress were reworked, some lost, others boosted.
    David George Haskell, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Once the initial issues were rectified, the nightmare was still far from over, as Hilton developed another infection that had to be rigorously treated.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
  • After forgetting to kiss at the altar, the couple rectified the error on the Buckingham Palace balcony in front of 600,000 onlookers.
    Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • What the industry missed, and what the internet eventually corrected, was that the audience was always there.
    Kennedy French, Variety, 28 Mar. 2026
  • These are typically corrected or mitigated during the inspection, according to the Sacramento County Retail Food Inspection Guide.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Gardeners should carefully read and follow label instructions and avoid applying treatments when pollinators are most active.
    Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
  • View Offers Or register for a free account to read just this article.
    Tim Parks, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The climate crisis, and what the government has redacted in terms of policy is even scarier.
    Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The man was identified as Phillip Richard Carson, 28, of Delray Beach, according to an arrest affidavit, which was mostly redacted.
    Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Fact-checked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fact-checked. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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