fact-check

verb

Definition of fact-checknext
as in to revise

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Recent Examples of fact-check It was edited by Marianne McCune and fact-checked by Charlotte Isidore. — James Sneed, NPR, 26 June 2026 The afternoon could involve writing a feature, fact-checking details, and revising several thousand words before filing a draft. — Sascha Brodsky, PC Magazine, 21 June 2026 The Times dismissed those concerns, saying that the piece was thoroughly fact-checked before publication, and was additionally checked when critics challenged the piece. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 15 June 2026 The only way to know for sure is to FOIA data for this most recent time period and fact-check what the chief is saying. — Divya Ramjee, The Conversation, 8 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
  • Contractors revised their plans, and additional testing was conducted to address community concerns about possible asbestos in the structure.
    — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Top Plays from Bears @ Titans To be clear, the first version will likely be revised and massaged before the Bears arrive at their first meaningful practice of Week 1.
    — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of revise
Verb
  • The startup has become perhaps the leading platform for building, sharing and running AI models, particularly in the open source and weight ecosystem — which means developers can edit and self-host a model.
    — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
  • But this interview only required light editing for brevity and clarity.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of edit
Verb
  • My team has had projects with perfectly annotated and stabilized data that was so limited that their model couldn’t perform accurately at scale.
    — Klaudia Zaika, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The two identical charts annotate the setup in different ways.
    — Carter Braxton Worth, CNBC, 26 June 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
  • Emery knows that his side are robust when battling adversity yet need to find a way to rectify blind spots in their game, such as the tendency to drift through certain matches and against specific tactical challenges.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Unfortunately, one extra week of rest is not sufficient to rectify this problem (even assuming — naively — that NYRA kicks the Belmont back a week to accommodate our shift).
    — Stephen J. K. Walters, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of rectify
Verb
  • Bills advanced by the Senate and Assembly aim to rework California’s climate spending, close an environmental review loophole and rein in electricity rates, among other efforts.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The thriller follows a police detective who loses his memory, a premise Sabu used to rework his central character over the years the project spent in development.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of rework
Verb
  • By law, Indiana law enforcement may redact sensitive information from body camera footage, such as images of crime victims, extreme violence and dead bodies.
    — Aubrey Wright, IndyStar, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Flock would begin redacting those details so that agencies could see only the identities of their own officers.
    — Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of redact
Verb
  • Working from an early age, her father never had the chance to go to school and to learn how to read and write.
    — Tania Bryer, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026
  • She was inspired to create the program by her father, who never learned to read or write.
    — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 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 5 Sep. 2026.

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