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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Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
The fact-checking website Snopes found that the policy Trump referenced has existed for a decade, including his first term.
—Adriana Gomez Licon, Twin Cities, 31 Jan. 2025
Zuckerberg critics accused him of bowing before Trump, or blowing with the wind, by abandoning fact-checking and attending the inauguration.
—Steve Inskeep, NPR, 31 Jan. 2025
Trump’s false claims about other countries emptying their jails of violent criminals to prey on Americans have been fact-checked and denied.
—Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
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Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
The fact-checking website Snopes found that the policy Trump referenced has existed for a decade, including his first term.
—Adriana Gomez Licon, Twin Cities, 31 Jan. 2025
Zuckerberg critics accused him of bowing before Trump, or blowing with the wind, by abandoning fact-checking and attending the inauguration.
—Steve Inskeep, NPR, 31 Jan. 2025
Trump’s false claims about other countries emptying their jails of violent criminals to prey on Americans have been fact-checked and denied.
—Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Fact-check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fact-check. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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