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fact checking

fact checking is the present participle and gerund of fact check.

fact checking is the alternative form of fact-checking.

Meaning of fact check

Noun

fact check (plural fact checks)

  1. A verification of the factuality of specific information.

Meaning of fact-checking

Noun

fact-checking (uncountable)

  1. 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.2020 May 6, Tim Dunn, “The Architecture The Railways Built”, in Rail, page 76

Questions about fact checking

What is fact checking the present participle and gerund of?
Fact checking is the present participle and gerund of fact check.

Words near fact checking in the dictionary

  1. fact
  2. fact check
  3. fact checked
  4. fact checker
  5. fact checkers
  6. fact checking
  7. fact checks
  8. fact file
  9. fact files
  10. fact free
  11. fact got

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