fact-check

verb

Definition of fact-checknext
as in to revise

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Recent Examples of fact-check The show tells the story of a new Harvard graduate who is assigned to fact-check an essay by an acclaimed writer. — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 The outlet’s fact-check concluded that the bottle-throwing being an intentional attack on Sanborn was untrue. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026 Yet, despite a smattering of citations, the work is impossible to fact-check, much less peer-review. — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 30 June 2026 It was edited by Marianne McCune and fact-checked by Charlotte Isidore. — James Sneed, NPR, 26 June 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
  • The department revised its policy earlier this year to restrict pursuits for minor traffic violations and city ordinance offenses.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Volkswagen has revised the suspension and steering to improve its road manners.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of revise
Verb
  • Meta says users can inspect and edit information stored in the agent's memory.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Sebastian Ganschow and Bernd Fischer handled cinematography, with editing by Antje Lass, Zenon Kristen and Grete Jentzen.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of edit
Verb
  • Social media users are documenting their journeys through the classics, from first-time reads inspired by screen adaptations to annotated rereads ahead of their premieres.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The way a book has been handled, underlined, and annotated, as well as the creases in the corners of pages, are reminders of this dispute and of the reader’s assertion of ownership that will remain forever on their bookshelves.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of annotate
Verb
  • The South African Reserve Bank will also redraft risk scenarios in the wake of the war.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 13 Mar. 2026
  • 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
Definition of redraft
Verb
  • One potential downside is the lack of air conditioning, which will be rectified in an upcoming renovation.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The Asheville meeting also ended without a communique, after China objected to language on several issues, including efforts to rectify excessive global trade surpluses.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of rectify
Verb
  • Volkswagen has also reworked the center console, relocating the gear selector to the steering column to free up additional space for storage and wireless charging equipment.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Zillah’s speeches have since been reworked, most notably in a 2019 production in which a Kushner-y character called Xillah debated her, framing the story with an anxious meta-narrative.
    — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of rework
Verb
  • The encounter occurred near a sensitive facility in the western United States, whose location remains redacted in the public document.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • On Tuesday, that court posted a document that laid out who asked for the report to be redacted in the first place.
    — Liv Caputo Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of redact
Verb
  • The economic historian Paul David wrote a paper in 1990 that anyone modeling AI productivity should read.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The couple knows reading can transform a child's path in life.
    — Sharon Chin, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of read

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“Fact-check.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fact-check. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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