fact-checked

verb

Definition of fact-checkednext
past tense of fact-check
as in edited

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fact-checked
  1. edited
  2. reworked
  3. rectified
  4. corrected
  5. read
  6. redacted
  7. amended
  8. published
Verb
  • Video edited by Tong Su for UNICEF USA.
    Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The following interview has been edited for length and clarity.
    Ana DeOliva, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of edited
Verb
  • However, it has been reworked into a standalone series with no connections to that franchise.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Festival of Holidays places the emphasis on diversity, reflecting resort-wide initiatives that in recent years have reworked rides and removed outdated stereotypes.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of reworked
Verb
  • Pretrial services eventually noticed and rectified the issue.
    Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Instead, the Dodgers will begin the game with Yamamoto, confident the pitch-tipping issues that possibly plagued him in Game 1 have been rectified.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of rectified
Verb
  • This mistake must be corrected.
    Brad Dress, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
  • This was an issue last season and one that hasn’t been corrected.
    Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of corrected
Verb
  • The performance read more like a trial run for her upcoming stadium tour with Kendrick Lamar than a Christmastime jam, but honestly?
    KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
  • To take some of the pressure off, read on to find the best NYC dates spots.
    Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of read
Verb
  • Other recommendations included reviewing protocols for identifying security breaches during golf outings and using a specific type of vehicle, which was redacted in the report, on the golf course.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The letters can be sent as part of the postal service’s annual Operation Santa program, which allows children to write letters to Santa and have their letters shared online, with personal information redacted, of course.
    Saleen Martin, The Courier-Journal, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of redacted
Verb
  • Officially titled the Enforcement and Modernization Directive, the Omnibus Directive amended the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive, the Unfair Contract Terms Directive, the Consumer Rights Directive, and the Price Indications Directive.
    Jon McGowan, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • After the Jane Doe accuser amended her lawsuit to name Carter, the Roc Nation mogul formally responded to the complaint the next morning.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of amended
Verb
  • Variety was one of many press outlets around the world that published some of the information that emerged from emails and other materials unearthed by the hack.
    Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • According to a recent report from Deadline published on Tuesday, December 10, the main cast of the films would return along with John Hamburg — the co-author of all three movies in the franchise and producer of Little Fockers — to write the screenplay for the upcoming movie.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of published
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