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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It was edited by Marianne McCune and fact-checked by Sierra Juarez.
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Erika Beras, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025
But Brennan will still be able to fact-check or challenge claims made by interview subjects, said a CBS News employee familiar with the change who spoke under condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss it.
—David Bauder, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
The new policy will put the onus on Face the Nation moderators to fact-check guests in real time.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Such communications also offer vital details when people die or are injured during interactions with police officers — allowing journalists to fact-check statements made by department leaders in their ensuing news releases.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
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Erika Beras, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025
But Brennan will still be able to fact-check or challenge claims made by interview subjects, said a CBS News employee familiar with the change who spoke under condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss it.
—David Bauder, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
The new policy will put the onus on Face the Nation moderators to fact-check guests in real time.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Such communications also offer vital details when people die or are injured during interactions with police officers — allowing journalists to fact-check statements made by department leaders in their ensuing news releases.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Fact-check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fact-check. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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