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单词 fact-check
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fact-checkv.

Brit. /ˈfak(t)ˌtʃɛk/, U.S. /ˈfæk(t)ˌtʃɛk/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fact n., check v.1
Etymology: < fact n. + check v.1, after fact-checker n., fact-checking adj., fact-checking n.
transitive. To verify the facts relating to (a piece of writing, a situation, etc.), esp. in the context of journalism. Also occasionally intransitive.
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1965 Chicago Tribune 7 Feb. iii. 31/7 (advt.) Research assistant. Loop encyclopedia needs science-oriented person to fact-check manuscripts on scientific and engineering subjects and to procure information to assist in manuscript preparation.
1995 M. Amis Information (1996) 409 There'd been a bad moment that morning, when Richard had called the madhouse to fact-check the status of Gilda Paul and been told that she was no longer a patient.
1997 N.Y. Mag. 14 Apr. 12/3 No one from New York Magazine took the trouble to fact-check with me.
2011 Victorian July 25/1 Perhaps more irritating is some poor editing, allowing..inaccuracies that could easily have been fact-checked.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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