debunked

past tense of debunk

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Recent Examples of debunked PolitiFact, Snopes, AFP, Lead Stories and Check Your Fact also debunked the claim. Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024 The prospect of Kennedy leading the country’s health agencies has struck fear among public health experts, particularly due to his leading role in promoting vaccine skepticism and debunked claims about immunizations. Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024 PolitiFact debunked a version of the claim. Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024 PolitiFact debunked a similar version of the claim. Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024 Logically Facts also debunked the claim. Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024 Lead Stories also debunked the claim. Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024 Snopes also debunked the claim. Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024 Reuters and The Quint also debunked claims about the X account. Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debunked
Verb
  • There are competing stories that the Los Angeles Angels offered Kim a five-year, $28 million guarantee, but Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register has refuted that report.
    Dan Freedman, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The White House, through White House Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates, refuted many of the claims the Journal made, insisting that Biden would meet often with his Cabinet members and their teams.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The vast majority of human cases of bird flu manifest from people being exposed to infected animals.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
  • For instance, investments exposed to multi-family properties experienced significant value declines when the Fed increased interest rates more rapidly than anticipated.
    Fred Hubler, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Areas most prone to frostbite are uncovered skin and the extremities, such as hands and feet.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Meanwhile, the University of Illinois archaeologists are wrapping up an inventory of pottery fragments and other artifacts uncovered during a new round of excavations this past September at a lot near the northern end of town.
    Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025

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“Debunked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debunked. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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