单词 | fact-check |
释义 | fact-checkv. transitive. To verify the facts relating to (a piece of writing, a situation, etc.), esp. in the context of journalism. Also occasionally intransitive. ΚΠ 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). < v.1965 |
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