Thesaurus results for FACT-CHECKED

fact-checked

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past tense of fact-check

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Researchers showed respondents two versions of the same video, one edited by a human, one by AI, without telling them which was which, and asked for a blind preference before revealing anything about how either was made.

— Muhammad Usman Qamar, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Below is an excerpt of their conversation, edited for length and clarity.

— Peter Balonon-Rosen, Vox, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of edited

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The team revised Rotta’s face and coloring to bring him closer to Jabba while refining his muscular physique.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Titles, descriptions and other metadata for older videos and podcasts may also be revised to reflect the new terminology, while the original recordings, transcripts and captions will remain unchanged.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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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

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The standout pairing is the Black Cardamom cocktail, smoky with single malt and mezcal, next to Sandhu's nihari reworked with compressed shank meat.

— Karina Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026
Rolex engineers reworked the movement with some 200 modifications, renaming it Caliber 4030.

— Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of reworked

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A change for the better After at least four significant communication breakdowns in their defensive backfield against Las Vegas and San Francisco, the Dolphins seemingly corrected those issues the past two weeks.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
At one point during Thursday’s 45-minute open practice/scrimmage situation, KU head coach Bill Self corrected Rosario for passing instead of taking the open 3-pointer.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026

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Though the boxes sometimes pick up human chatter, all human sounds are redacted then deleted for privacy before the audio is sent through AI models.

— Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
The digital records of Masterson’s emails that WSU turned over were heavily redacted.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026

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