fact-check
verb/ˈfækt tʃek/
/ˈfækt tʃek/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they fact-check | /ˈfækt tʃek/ /ˈfækt tʃek/ |
| he / she / it fact-checks | /ˈfækt tʃeks/ /ˈfækt tʃeks/ |
| past simple fact-checked | /ˈfækt tʃekt/ /ˈfækt tʃekt/ |
| past participle fact-checked | /ˈfækt tʃekt/ /ˈfækt tʃekt/ |
| -ing form fact-checking | /ˈfækt tʃekɪŋ/ /ˈfækt tʃekɪŋ/ |
- fact-check something to investigate an issue in order to check that the facts are given correctly
- Many people think social media networks should do more to fact-check political ads.
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