fact-check
Validate a claim
As a noun or a verb, fact-check is used to designate the process of verifying or proving the truth of something.
When a noun follows fact-check, it designates the thing being checked for accuracy: The organization fact-checks claims made in campaign speeches.
The noun fact-check is most often used to designate a single instance of this: We conducted a fact-check on the speech and found many errors.
Fact-checking is an important activity in journalism.
Points of origin
- citationsAcknowledged source mentions
- referencesSources cited for verification
- dataFacts for analysis
- statisticsCollected numerical information
studies · reports · proof · documentation · testimony · records · footnotes · bibliography
Expose as false
- disproveProve something untrue
- refuteProve something untrue
- exposeMake known publicly
- unmaskReveal true identity
hoax · propaganda · disinformation · rumor · myth · falsehood · fabrication · misleading
Confirm accuracy or truth
- confirmValidate as true
- validateConfirm as true
- authenticateConfirm as genuine
- corroborateConfirm with supporting evidence
substantiate · vet · audit · scrutinize · examine · review · inspect · certify
One who gathers news
- editorOne who revises text
- newsroomMedia gathering hub
- deadlineTime limit for completion
- sourcePoint of origin
attribution · correction · retraction · editorial · media · outlet · press · publication
sources
Points of origin
- citationsAcknowledged source mentions
- referencesSources cited for verification
- dataFacts for analysis
statistics · studies · reports · proof · documentation · testimony · records · footnotes · bibliography · empirical
debunk
Expose as false
unmask · hoax · propaganda · disinformation · rumor · myth · falsehood · fabrication · misleading · deception
verify
Confirm accuracy or truth
- confirmValidate as true
- validateConfirm as true
- authenticateConfirm as genuine
corroborate · substantiate · vet · audit · scrutinize · examine · review · inspect · certify · attest
reporter
One who gathers news
source · attribution · correction · retraction · editorial · media · outlet · press · publication · investigative
research
Systematic fact-finding effort
dig · trace · uncover · sleuth · investigate · question · interrogate · follow-up · trail · origin
- journalismreporters, interview, editors, student editors, school paper
- credibilitybelievability, credibility, plausibility, authenticity, reliability
- debatesmoderator, podium, lectern, rebuttal, rebuttals
- Editing Tasksproofreading, proofread, spellcheck, revise, edit
- editorial actionsedit, revise, proofread, publish, review
- examinationsexam, examination, checkup, reexamination, recheck
fact-checktake at face value
Accept without deeper analysis
take on faith · rubber-stamp · take for granted · go along with
fact-checkdisinform
Spread false information deliberately
misinform · propagandize · fabricate · mislead · deceive
fact-checkcredulity
Uncritical acceptance of claims
gullibility · blind faith · naivete · willful ignorance · confirmation bias
check, fact, checked, factual, checker, factoid, factualness, fact-checking, fact-checked