"fact-check" meaning in All languages combined

See fact-check on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: fact-checks [plural], fact check [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fact-check (plural fact-checks)
  1. Alternative form of fact check. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: fact check
    Sense id: en-fact-check-en-noun-GHFwE9Fx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Māori translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Māori translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 85 15

Verb [English]

Forms: fact-checks [present, singular, third-person], fact-checking [participle, present], fact-checked [participle, past], fact-checked [past], fact check [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} fact-check (third-person singular simple present fact-checks, present participle fact-checking, simple past and past participle fact-checked)
  1. (transitive) To verify the factuality of specific information. Tags: transitive Translations (to verify the veracity of specific information): tényfeltár (Hungarian), tényellenőriz (Hungarian), ténymegállapít (Hungarian), hihira meka (Māori), verificar fácticamente (Spanish), comprobar factualmente (Spanish), constatar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-fact-check-en-verb-kgk14VqH

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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