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fact-checking¹

Where it comes from

From fact + checking.

noun

  1. uncountable The investigating of an issue with regards to the validity or veracity of its stated facts. However, I'm hopeful that the constant and diligent fact-checking that the Brown Bob team pursued throughout the production has done the trick for The Architecture The Railways Built.

fact-checking²

Where it comes from

From fact-check (verb) + -ing.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of fact-check

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noun the investigating of an issue with regards to the validity or veracity of its stated facts

Españolverificación de hechos, comprobación de fechos, constatación de factos, corroboración factual, confirmación fáctica
Русскийфактче́к faktčék, фактче́кинг faktčéking

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"fact-checking." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fact-checking. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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fact-checking. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fact-checking

Chicago

"fact-checking." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fact-checking.

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@misc{fact_checking_2026,
  title = {fact-checking},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fact-checking},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}