"fact check" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fact checks [plural]
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): tényellenőrzés (Hungarian), tényszerűség/valóságtartalom ellenőrzése (Hungarian), hihira meka (Maori), фактче́к (faktčék) [masculine, neologism] (Russian), 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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52

Verb

Forms: fact checks [present, singular, third-person], fact checking [participle, present], fact checked [participle, past], fact checked [past]
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 Synonyms: factcheck, fact-check
    Sense id: en-fact_check-en-verb-fCpwAUwo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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