Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fact-check

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.06 in modern English

Syllables: fac-t-check
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of fact check.

verb

To verify the factuality of specific information.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"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)."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

fact-checks (plural) fact check (alternative) fact-checks (present, singular) fact-checking (participle, present) fact-checked (participle, past) fact-checked (past)

Questions

What does fact-check mean?: Alternative form of fact check.

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