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fact-checking

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of fact-check

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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History

Etymology

From fact + checking.

From fact-check (verb) + -ing.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Russian: фактче́к (faktčék) — the investigating of an issue with regards to the validity or veracity of its stated facts
  • Russian: фактче́кинг (faktčéking) — the investigating of an issue with regards to the validity or veracity of its stated facts
  • Spanish: verificación de hechos — the investigating of an issue with regards to the validity or veracity of its stated facts
  • Spanish: comprobación de fechos — the investigating of an issue with regards to the validity or veracity of its stated facts
  • Spanish: constatación de factos — the investigating of an issue with regards to the validity or veracity of its stated facts
  • Spanish: corroboración factual — the investigating of an issue with regards to the validity or veracity of its stated facts
  • Spanish: confirmación fáctica — the investigating of an issue with regards to the validity or veracity of its stated facts
  • Swedish: faktagranskning — the investigating of an issue with regards to the validity or veracity of its stated facts