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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Implement fact-checking mechanisms Collaborative efforts between technology companies and policymakers
On a positive note, significant strides have also been made in the development of deep fake detection tools and platforms.
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Sol Rashidi, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
Our fact-check work is supported in part by a grant from Meta.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2024
Nonetheless, Trump’s claim instantly boomeranged around the internet, amplified not only by his supporters but by pro-Harris accounts (to ridicule and condemn it) as well as technical experts (to fact-check and debunk it).
—Matthew Kirschenbaum, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2024
Organisations that debunk misinformation as part of Meta’s third-party fact-checking program, including AFP, will have access to the Content Library instead — but the new tool will not be accessible to for-profit media.
—Afp, Fortune Europe, 16 Aug. 2024
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Sol Rashidi, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
Our fact-check work is supported in part by a grant from Meta.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2024
Nonetheless, Trump’s claim instantly boomeranged around the internet, amplified not only by his supporters but by pro-Harris accounts (to ridicule and condemn it) as well as technical experts (to fact-check and debunk it).
—Matthew Kirschenbaum, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2024
Organisations that debunk misinformation as part of Meta’s third-party fact-checking program, including AFP, will have access to the Content Library instead — but the new tool will not be accessible to for-profit media.
—Afp, Fortune Europe, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Fact-check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fact-check. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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