fact checks
Verifies stated claims
Fact checks are efforts to verify claims—usually statements made by politicians, public figures, or viral content.
News organizations and dedicated websites fact check speeches, ads, and social media posts, rating them on accuracy scales.
The verb form: Journalists fact checked the candidate's debate claims.
Also spelled as one word: factcheck.
Proving something accurate
- sourcesPoints of origin
- corroborationEvidence confirming another account
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- credibilityQuality inspiring trust
investigation · misinformation · debunking · retraction · bias · objectivity · reporting · editorial
Proving something accurate
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- cross-referencingVerifying by consulting elsewhere
- vettingEvaluating suitability through investigation
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
review · analysis · methodology · rating · ruling · context · timeline · comparison
Written proof or instructions
- proofDemonstration of truth
- recordsStored data or albums
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- citationsAcknowledged source mentions
references · data · statistics · witnesses · archives · transcripts · receipts · timestamps
Statements of truth
- statementsExpressed claims or declarations
- speechesFormal spoken presentations
- debatesFormal argumentative exchanges
- campaignsOrganized efforts toward goals
ads · promises · rhetoric · propaganda · talking points · endorsements · voting records · legislation
verification
Proving something accurate
- sourcesPoints of origin
- corroborationEvidence confirming another account
- accuracyDegree of correctness
credibility · investigation · misinformation · debunking · retraction · bias · objectivity · reporting · editorial · disinformation
verification
Proving something accurate
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- cross-referencingVerifying by consulting elsewhere
- vettingEvaluating suitability through investigation
confirmation · review · analysis · methodology · rating · ruling · context · timeline · comparison · sourcing
documentation
Written proof or instructions
citations · references · data · statistics · witnesses · archives · transcripts · receipts · timestamps · screenshots
claims
Statements of truth
- statementsExpressed claims or declarations
- speechesFormal spoken presentations
- debatesFormal argumentative exchanges
campaigns · ads · promises · rhetoric · propaganda · talking points · endorsements · voting records · legislation · platforms
- Rechecksrechecks, retests, reassessments, reevaluations, verifications
- political mediaCNN, MSNBC, NPR, PBS, Fox News
- mediatelevision, mass media, news, broadcasting, video
- newsnews, headlines, breaking news, headline, news alert
fact checksblind trust
Complete unquestioning confidence
blind faith · takes at face value · gullibility · credulity · takes on faith
fact checksdisinformation
Intentional deceptive falsehoods
lies · fabricates · propaganda · fake news · makes up
fact checksoverlooks
Misses or surveys
glosses over · carelessness · negligence · willful ignorance · parrots
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