"fact checker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fact checkers [plural]
Etymology: From fact check (verb) + -er. Etymology templates: {{af|en|fact check|-er|id2=agent noun|pos1=verb}} fact check (verb) + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} fact checker (plural fact checkers)
  1. One who fact checks. Synonyms: fact-checker Translations (one who fact checks): feitenchecker (Dutch), faktantarkistaja (Finnish), Faktenprüfer [masculine] (German), Faktenprüferin [feminine] (German), verificador [masculine] (Spanish), verificadora [feminine] (Spanish)

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