Fact-check
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fact-check is a noun meaning (transitive) To verify the factuality of specific information.
Meaning
(transitive) To verify the factuality of specific information.
Example Sentences
There are the tiniest statements, such as claiming that Dartmouth is technically the only railway station in Britain never to have had a railway line, that need to be fact-checked (and in this case debunked - at least Hull Corporation Pier was similar).
Word Forms
- fact-checks
- fact-checking
- fact-checked
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include check up, check, factify, verify, factualize, truth.
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