fact-check

verb

Definition of fact-checknext
as in to revise

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Recent Examples of fact-check Republic journalists' job is to seek and report the truth, hold power to account, fact-check candidates, combat misinformation and inform voters. — Stacey Barchenger, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026 Any King of Pop completist or glutton for punishment seeking to fact-check the megabudget Michael Jackson biopic Michael (in theaters now) will certainly have their work cut out for them. — Chris Lee, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026 The report comes over a year after Meta’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, announced that the company would do away with its fact-check program and stop using automation to detect and remove hate speech. — Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026 Shad, who won Rap Recording of the Year for his album TSOL at the 2011 Junos, has since taken to Instagram to fact-check Drake. — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 30 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fact-check
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fact-check
  1. revise
  2. edit
  3. annotate
  4. redraft
  5. rectify
  6. rework
  7. redact
  8. read
Verb
  • But the same facility also hired a new maintenance supervisor, revised its inspection schedule and replaced aging sensor hardware during the same period.
    — Steve Taplin, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Japan will revise its defense and security documents by December, which could further increase its defense budget.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 June 2026
Definition of revise
Verb
  • The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
    — KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
  • The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026
Definition of edit
Verb
  • The two identical charts annotate the setup in different ways.
    — Carter Braxton Worth, CNBC, 26 June 2026
  • Videos of manufacturing procedures can be recorded, annotated and archived by AI.
    — SK Gupta, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of annotate
Verb
  • The House and Senate will redraft Healey’s spending blueprint and debate their own versions, typically in April and May.
    — Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
  • For example, when the firm was completing its recent merger, his team created an agentic capability to redraft the bios of the incoming 1,600 attorneys, which needed to be updated to include the new firm’s information and match its existing writing style.
    — Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2025
Definition of redraft
Verb
  • Our biggest complaint was that the bundled mouse felt a little chintzy, and that's easily rectified.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 6 July 2026
  • The company took a step to rectify this with no-meeting Fridays.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 5 July 2026
Definition of rectify
Verb
  • Today, denim is getting a new influx of American talent thanks to brands like B Sides, a tiny label in upstate New York that takes selvage fabric and reworks it into new patchwork cuts.
    — Faran Krentcil, InStyle, 1 July 2026
  • Mecklenburg County’s history with emissions testing The General Assembly proposed review of the EPA law, would allow the SIP to be reworked in order to exclude Mecklenburg County from the emissions program.
    — Maveah Griffith, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2026
Definition of rework
Verb
  • The Department of Justice on Thursday declined to turn over additional information from the Epstein files as ordered by a judge, arguing the materials include sensitive victim information or were appropriately redacted as required by law.
    — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • In addition to the names that were allegedly improperly redacted from the files and documents that were withheld, the DOJ also came under fire for not redacting some victim information, while seemingly protecting the names of Epstein associates.
    — Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of redact
Verb
  • Anyone who thinks that the differences between these sects are minor is invited to read about the wars, massacres and persecutions that erupted between them in the 16th and 17th centuries.
    — Kenneth Seeskin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • Others may miss the warmth of a person who can read the room, handle a strange request or help when something goes wrong.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of read

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