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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But the media will fact-check and follow through and help the public understand exactly what’s going on here.
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2025
How can historians fact-check the information in this newspaper?
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 July 2025
The news items below were selected by the newsletter author, created using AI, and then edited and fact-checked.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 15 July 2025
The post included a statement allegedly from Strait through his publicist, according to the fact-checking website, Snopes.
—Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2025
How can historians fact-check the information in this newspaper?
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 July 2025
The news items below were selected by the newsletter author, created using AI, and then edited and fact-checked.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 15 July 2025
The post included a statement allegedly from Strait through his publicist, according to the fact-checking website, Snopes.
—Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025
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“Fact-check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fact-check. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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