Phrase guide

fact check

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A verification of the factuality of specific information.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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verb

Meaning 2

Alternative form of fact-check.

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Usage: alt-of, alternative

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 闢謠 /辟谣 (pìyáo) — a verification of the factuality of specific information
  • Chinese Mandarin: 事實核查 /事实核查 (shìshí héchá) — a verification of the factuality of specific information
  • German: Faktencheck — a verification of the factuality of specific information
  • Hungarian: tényellenőrzés — a verification of the factuality of specific information
  • Hungarian: tényszerűség/valóságtartalom ellenőrzése — a verification of the factuality of specific information
  • Hungarian: tényfeltárás — a verification of the factuality of specific information
  • Hungarian: ténymegállapítás — a verification of the factuality of specific information
  • Māori: hihira meka — a verification of the factuality of specific information
  • Russian: фактче́к (faktčék) — a verification of the factuality of specific information
  • Spanish: verificación fáctica — a verification of the factuality of specific information
  • Spanish: comprobación factual — a verification of the factuality of specific information
  • Spanish: constatación — a verification of the factuality of specific information
  • Swedish: faktakontroll — a verification of the factuality of specific information
  • Swedish: faktakoll — a verification of the factuality of specific information
  • Swedish: faktagranskning — a verification of the factuality of specific information