fact-checking

See also: fact checking

English

Etymology 1

From fact +‎ checking.

Noun

fact-checking (uncountable)

  1. The investigating of an issue with regards to the validity or veracity of its stated facts.
    • 2020 May 6, Tim Dunn, “The Architecture The Railways Built”, in Rail, page 76:
      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.
Translations

Etymology 2

From fact-check (verb) +‎ -ing.

Verb

fact-checking

  1. present participle and gerund of fact-check
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