Fact-check
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative form of fact check. alt-of, alternative
Verb
- 1 To verify the factuality of specific information. transitive
"There are the tiniest statements, such as claiming that Dartmouth is technically the only railway station in Britain never to have had a railway line, that need to be fact-checked (and in this case debunked - at least Hull Corporation Pier was similar)."
Example
More examples"There are the tiniest statements, such as claiming that Dartmouth is technically the only railway station in Britain never to have had a railway line, that need to be fact-checked (and in this case debunked - at least Hull Corporation Pier was similar)."
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