Definition
Definition of fact-checking - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
verificationprocess of verifying information accuracy
- Fact-checking is essential in journalism to ensure credibility.
Adjective
1.
processinvolving the process of checking facts
- She used a fact-checking tool to confirm the details.
2.
verificationrelated to verifying the truth of information
- The fact-checking team reviewed the article for accuracy.
Origin of fact-checking
English, fact (reality) + check (verify)
Terms with fact-checking included in their meaning
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fact checking
confirm something is true or accurate through evidence or inquiry
Examples of fact-checking in a sentence
Social media platforms are investing in fact-checking to combat misinformation. The fact-checking report was thorough and detailed. They hired a fact-checking team for the project. The fact-checking process took several hours to complete. A fact-checking report was published after the debate.
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- French:vérification des faits, de vérification des faits, ...
- German:Faktenprüfung, faktenprüfend, ...
- Italian:fact-checking, di verifica dei fatti, ...
- Spanish:verificación de hechos, de verificación de hechos, ...
- Portuguese:verificação de factos, verificação de fatos, ...
- Chinese:事实核查, 事实核查的, ...
- Japanese:ファクトチェック, ファクトチェックの, ...
- Arabic:تَحَقُّق مِن الحَقَائِق, تَدْقيقي, ...
- Hebrew:בְּדִיקַת עוּבְדוֹת, בּוֹדֵק עוּבְדוֹת, ...
- Russian:проверка фактов, проверочный, ...
- Ukrainian:фактчекінг, фактчекінговий, ...
- Hindi:तथ्य-जाँच, तथ्य-जांच, ...
Definition of fact-check - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
truth checkUS check if information or a claim is trueUS
- They fact-check every statement before publishing.
- Please fact-check the article for errors.
- Journalists must fact-check political claims.
Origin of fact-check
English, fact (reality) + check (verify)
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- French:vérifier les faits, ...
- German:überprüfen, ...
- Italian:verificare, ...
- Spanish:verificar, ...
- Portuguese:verificar os factos, ...
- Chinese:核查, ...
- Japanese:事実確認する, ...
- Arabic:تَحَقَّقَ مِن صِحَّة, ...
- Hebrew:לִבְדּוֹק עֻבְדּוֹת, ...
- Russian:проверять факты, ...
- Ukrainian:перевіряти факти, ...
- Hindi:तथ्य-जाँच करना, ...
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