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

the investigating of an issue with regards to the validity or veracity of its stated facts

• Russian: фактче́к (ru) m (faktčék) (neologism), фактче́кинг (ru) m (faktčéking) (neologism)
• Spanish: verificación de hechos f, comprobación de fechos f, constatación de factos f, corroboración factual f, confirmación fáctica f
• Swedish: faktagranskning c

Etymology 2

From fact-check (verb) +‎ -ing.

Verb

fact-checking

1. present participle and gerund of fact-check