"fact check" meaning in English

See fact check in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: fact checks [plural], factcheck [alternative], fact-check [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fact check (plural fact checks)
  1. A verification of the factuality of specific information. Derived forms: fact checker, fact checking Translations (a verification of the factuality of specific information): Faktencheck [masculine] (German), tényellenőrzés (Hungarian), tényszerűség/valóságtartalom ellenőrzése (Hungarian), tényfeltárás (Hungarian), ténymegállapítás (Hungarian), hihira meka (Maori), фактче́к (faktčék) [masculine, neologism] (Russian), verificación fáctica [feminine] (Spanish), comprobación factual [feminine] (Spanish), constatación [feminine] (Spanish), faktakontroll [common-gender] (Swedish), faktakoll [common-gender] (Swedish), faktagranskning [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-fact_check-en-noun--lakyXp3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 63 37

Verb

Forms: fact checks [present, singular, third-person], fact checking [participle, present], fact checked [participle, past], fact checked [past], factcheck [alternative], 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. Alternative form of fact-check. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: fact-check
    Sense id: en-fact_check-en-verb--S5-dogQ

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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