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Process of verifying information in non-fictional text
or content is published or otherwise disseminated. Internal fact-checking is such checking done in-house by the publisher to prevent inaccurate content
Fact-checking
fact-checking websites includes websites that provide fact-checking services about both political and non-political subjects. Whether a fact-checking
List of fact-checking websites
List_of_fact-checking_websites
Culture and practice of fact-checking in Wikipedia
Wikipedia's volunteer editor community has the responsibility of fact-checking Wikipedia's content. Their aim is to curb the dissemination of misinformation
Wikipedia_and_fact-checking
Part of the 2024 U.S. presidential election
not fact-check the candidates during the debate, with fact-checking instead handled online and on-air only after the debate. When Vance was fact checked
2024 United States presidential debates
2024_United_States_presidential_debates
American journalist (born 1959)
about fact-checking Trump. "In terms of fact checking, Hillary Clinton is like playing chess with a real pro", he told Jordan Klepper. "Fact-checking Donald
Glenn_Kessler_(journalist)
American online conservative magazine
subscribers. The Poynter Institute's International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) certified The Dispatch's fact-checking division in May 2020. As of October 2024
The_Dispatch
Right-wing hoax
they were "baseless". As rumors spread in April 2022, news fact-checking organization PolitiFact did not find any credible news reports to support the claim
Litter_boxes_in_schools_hoax
2023 studio album by NCT 127
Fact Check is the fifth Korean studio album (sixth overall) by South Korean boy band, NCT 127. It was released on October 6, 2023, under SM Entertainment
Fact_Check_(album)
Country in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
Soviet system subscribed to a narrow interpretation of this right, and in fact used a range of official measures to discourage religion and curb the activities
Soviet_Union
Incorrect or misleading information
weather events in response to climate change denial). Fact-checking algorithms are employed to fact-check truth claims in real-time. Researchers are developing
Misinformation
British fact-checking organisation
fact-checking the Brexit debate, The Poynter Institute Ciobanu, Mădălina (3 July 2017), "Full Fact is developing two new tools for automated fact-checking"
Full_Fact
2024 video of Bongbong Marcos
deepfake by both Philippine government law agencies and independent fact checking bodies. The polvoron video depicts a man, allegedly President Bongbong
Polvoron_video
Fact-checking website
archives to their fact-checked claims. In 2016, FactCheck.org became a fact-checking partner of Facebook. The findings of the fact checking process can be
FactCheck.org
Fact-checking feature on X
Birdwatch) is a feature on X where contributors can add context such as fact-checks under a post, image or video. It is a community-driven content moderation
Community_Notes
Albino water buffalo
reacted to the buffalo on his own social media platform, Truth Social. Fact-checking reports by several mainstream media outlets in Bangladesh confirmed
Donald_Trump_(buffalo)
False or misleading information presented as real
news". FactCheck.org. University of Pennsylvania – Annenberg Public Policy Center. Retrieved August 11, 2020. "International Fact-Checking Network fact-checkers'
Fake_news
2023 fake news
Following the dissemination of the misleading article, several reputable fact-checking sources investigated the claims and debunked them. Outlets such as Reuters
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Fallacy of incomplete evidence
Ad hoc Biased sample Confirmation bias Data dredging False balance Fact-checking Hawthorne effect Half-truth Jumping to conclusions Othello error Pars
Cherry_picking
Fact-checking website
(/ˈsnoʊps/), formerly known as the Urban Legends Reference Pages, is a fact-checking website. It has been described as a "well-regarded reference for sorting
Snopes
Global Fact-Checking Network (GFCN) is a Russian state-controlled self-proclaimed international alliance of fact-checkers and media outlets organisation
Global_Fact-Checking_Network
American right-wing news and opinion website
subsidiary fact-checking website called Check Your Fact. In 2018, the site was approved by Poynter Institute's International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN)
The_Daily_Caller
Reverse image search engine
Angie Drobnic (March 31, 2022). "PolitiFact - PolitiFact's checklist for thorough fact-checking". PolitiFact. Archived from the original on July 1, 2022
TinEye
2000 book by Stephen Ambrose
quotes" in the book which were documented in the detailed December 2000, fact-checking study entitled "The Sins of Stephen E. Ambrose" compiled by three longtime
Nothing_Like_It_in_the_World
Website that deliberately publishes hoaxes and disinformation
fact-checking organizations around the world. Alexios Mantzarlis, co-founder of FactCheckEU.org and former managing editor of Italian fact-checking site
Fake_news_website
Non-profit organisation
Africa Check is a non-profit fact checking organisation set up in 2012 to promote accuracy in public debate and the media in Africa. The organisation's
Africa_Check
Social media platform owned by Meta
Facebook announced it would expand its fact-checking programs towards Instagram, by using third-party fact-checkers organizations false information
Expression associated with political misinformation established in 2017
January 23, 2017. Fandos, Nicholas (January 22, 2017). "Fact-checking the White House 'alternative facts'". The Seattle Times. Retrieved January 23, 2017. Qiu
Alternative_facts
American website
ratings, found that ratings from Media Bias/Fact Check show high agreement with an independent fact checking dataset from 2017, NewsGuard, and BuzzFeed
Media_Bias/Fact_Check
Denial of the scientific consensus on climate change
directly on climate. After investigating Ramaswamy's latter claim, fact-checking websites found no supporting evidence. The archetypes of climate change
Climate_change_denial
with context and with multiple fact checks from CNN's Fact Check team. Glenn Kessler (January 20, 2025). "Fact-checking President Trump's 2025 inaugural
False or misleading statements by Donald Trump (second term)
False_or_misleading_statements_by_Donald_Trump_(second_term)
Methods used to exchange information
2022-11-22. Retrieved 2022-11-22. Harrison, Sara. "Instagram Now Fact-Checks, but Who Will Do the Checking?". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
Means_of_communication
categories of false fact-checking websites: Sites that are satirical in nature Sites that attempt to subvert serious fact-checking sites Sites that re-appropriate
List_of_fake_news_websites
News organization in the Philippines
organization in the Philippines, known for its institutionalized role in fact-checking false information in the Philippines, and as one of the news organizations
Vera_Files
Attributing events to improbable causes
explaining how the logic is invalid or misleading, and providing links to fact-checking websites. It can also be effective to use these strategies in advance
Conspiracy_theory
Personality construct
psychopathy or sociopathy. The creation of ASPD and DPD was driven by the fact that many of the classic traits of psychopathy were impossible to measure
Psychopathy
Canadian breakfast television program
what was to be a new weekly "election misinformation" fact-checking segment called "Fact-Check Friday." On March 31, 2025, following online backlash from
Your_Morning
Network of news media outlets
fact check. In 2016, the fact-check unit of The Conversation became accredited by the International Fact-Checking Network, an alliance of fact-checkers
The_Conversation_(website)
American nonprofit fact-checking website
Limits of Fact-Checking". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on March 17, 2012. Fader, Carole. "Fact Check: So who's checking the fact-finders
PolitiFact
Indian influencer and activist (born 1994)
Rathee is mostly known for his political videos, which primarily contain fact-checking and explanatory content. According to ThePrint, Rathee was one of the
Dhruv_Rathee
Non-profit journalism school in St. Petersburg, Florida
Factually, a newsletter on fact-checking and journalism ethics. The IFCN also organizes Global Fact, a yearly conference on fact checking. News University (NewsU)
Poynter_Institute
Politics in which facts are considered irrelevant
don't have this shared sense of reality, then standard journalistic fact-checking – which is more curative than preventative – is not going to be a productive
Post-truth_politics
individuals, corporate disinformation website campaigns, fraudulent fact-checking websites, fake news websites based on generative AI hate group-sponsored
List of miscellaneous fake news websites
List_of_miscellaneous_fake_news_websites
German news agency
Agencies (EANA). It is certified by the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) and European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN). The dpa was founded
Deutsche_Presse-Agentur
fact-checking sites regularly fact-checked Trump, including: PolitiFact, which awarded Trump its "Lie of the Year" in 2015, 2017 and 2019. FactCheck.org
False or misleading statements by Donald Trump (first term)
False_or_misleading_statements_by_Donald_Trump_(first_term)
States elections. Law enforcement as well as fact-checking websites like PolitiFact.com, Snopes.com, and FactCheck.org stated that these theories were false
List_of_conspiracy_theories
on 2017-07-05. Retrieved 2024-04-10. Mikkelson, David (2014-01-23). "FACT CHECK: Has Phillip Morris Introduced 'Marlboro M' Marijuana Cigarettes?". Snopes
List of satirical fake news websites
List_of_satirical_fake_news_websites
Parable by French economist Frédéric Bastiat
been present at such a scene, you will most assuredly bear witness to the fact that every one of the spectators, were there even thirty of them, by common
Parable_of_the_broken_window
Vishvas.news, Factly, Newsmobile, and Fact Crescendo (all International Fact-Checking Network certified) are Facebook partners in fact-checking. Google has
Fake_news_in_India
Propaganda technique
overwhelm the audience and to create disinterest in or opposition to fact-checking and accurate reporting, so the propaganda may be delivered to the public
Firehose_of_falsehood
Tara; Lybrand, Holmes (November 19, 2020). "Fact checking Giuliani and the Trump legal team's wild, fact-free press conference". CNN. Archived from the
Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election
Attempts_to_overturn_the_2020_United_States_presidential_election
Website denying the Armenian genocide
FactCheckArmenia.com is a website whose stated purpose is "exposing Armenian distortions and hypocrisies". Purporting to be a fact-checking website; the
FactCheckArmenia.com
fact-checking. The other content is just finding the most ridiculous information inside the video to claim it's fake, which is not how fact-checking works
Misinformation in the Gaza war
Misinformation_in_the_Gaza_war
Form of modern folklore
one classic legend, the "Death Car", has been shown to have some basis in fact, folklorists have an interest in debunking those narratives only to the degree
Urban_legend
Impacts of social media
media users can benefit from utilizing fact-checking websites such as Snopes, PolitiFact, or government fact-checking initiatives. Additionally, practicing
Social_media_and_identity
COVID-19 conspiracy theory video and films
Fact Check. Agence France-Presse. Archived from the original on August 28, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2020. Funke D (August 18, 2020). "Fact-checking
Plandemic
False or misleading virus information
SARS-CoV-2 virus. Facebook and YouTube removed items pushing this story, and fact checking organisations established that the picture is of Margate Lighthouse
COVID-19_misinformation
2012 book by John D'Agata and Jim Fingal
assigned to fact-check the work. The resulting document ultimately took the form of a book combining the text of the essay and the fact-checking details.
The_Lifespan_of_a_Fact
moving, although this was quickly deemed false after investigations by fact-checking websites determined that it was a corpse reflected in the rearview mirror
Disinformation in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Disinformation_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine
Façade making something seem better than in reality
the myth of 'Potemkin villages' is exactly a myth, and not an established fact." He writes that "Potyomkin indeed decorated existing cities and villages
Potemkin_village
Politico Magazine. Retrieved April 1, 2021. Kruzel, John (June 21, 2017). "Fact-checking Fox News analyst's pro-Trump 'The Russia Hoax'". Politifact. Retrieved
Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections
Russian_interference_in_the_2016_United_States_elections
Form of influence campaign
During the war most Germans actually believed that this station was in fact a German radio station and it even gained the recognition of Germany's propaganda
Black_propaganda
Fact-Check Ghana is a non-profit fact-checking project under the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA). The first fact-checking project in Ghana was
Fact-Check_Ghana
American weekly magazine
shaping the magazine's editorial tone and standards, such as its robust fact-checking operation, for which The New Yorker is widely recognized. Although its
The_New_Yorker
Communication used to influence opinion
agenda. Propaganda may not be objective and often selectively presents facts to encourage a particular perception, or uses loaded language to produce
Propaganda
Jordanian fact-checking website
Misbar (Arabic: مسبار, lit. 'probe') is a fact-checking website based in Jordan. It was established in 2019. Misbar is based in Jordan. The domain misbar
Misbar
Demartini, Gianluca; Mizzaro, Stefano (2024-05-01). "Cognitive Biases in Fact-Checking and Their Countermeasures: A Review". Information Processing & Management
List_of_cognitive_biases
Systematic pattern of deviation from norm or rationality in judgment
Soprano, Michael; Roitero, Kevin (May 2024). "Cognitive Biases in Fact-Checking and Their Countermeasures: A Review". Information Processing & Management
Cognitive_bias
Deliberately misleading information
findings." Alternative perspectives have been proposed: Moving beyond fact-checking and media literacy to study a pervasive phenomenon as something that
Disinformation
False or misleading information about 5G technology
damage of 5G infrastructure. In June 2020, Twitter started placing fact checking labels on tweets about 5G and COVID-19. Facebook has removed several
5G_misinformation
Australian-American journalist (born 1985)
Trump again in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. He was praised for fact-checking Trump's falsehoods and constantly challenging his remarks, which, according
Jonathan_Swan
International news agency
direct quotes from actual sceptics, because that is journalism 101. The fact that the blather was all inserted without attribution suggests it was added
Reuters
2023 hoax in Bangladesh
did not exist, and the claims made by them were debunked by multiple fact-checking teams. According to the circulated reports, a Bangladeshi schoolboy
White House debate competition hoax
White_House_debate_competition_hoax
Informal fallacy and propaganda strategy
of a failed coup attempt in July. Green, David B. (22 December 2017). "FACT CHECK: Why Israeli UN Envoy's Speech on Jerusalem Missed the Mark". Haaretz
Whataboutism
Propaganda technique
getting louder. Here are the facts". Associated Press. Retrieved 16 September 2024. Qiu, Linda (17 August 2023). "Fact-Checking the Breadth of Trump's Election
Big_lie
Mass communication outlets not associated with governments or corporations
Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-07-03. "International Fact-Checking Network fact-checkers' code of principles". Poynter. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
Independent_media
Internet meme and joke
disaffected gamer, his "Ligma" tag was reinstated. In October 2018, fact-checking website Snopes debunked false reports that rapper Machine Gun Kelly
Ligma_joke
Pousoulides, Stefanie (September 11, 2019). "Fact-checking a mixed bag of accusations on Trump and 9/11". PolitiFact. Archived from the original on April 27
False or misleading statements by Donald Trump
False_or_misleading_statements_by_Donald_Trump
its partner organizations have been accredited by the International Fact-checking Network. Other organizations and collaborative efforts have since followed
Fake_news_in_the_Philippines
Filipino journalist
Times. During his work for the paper, his articles would be flagged by fact-checking bodies as false, a trend which would become increasingly notorious from
Rigoberto_Tiglao
28, 2024. Retrieved June 28, 2024. Kessler, Glenn (June 28, 2024). "Fact-checking the first Biden-Trump 2024 presidential debate". The Washington Post
2024 Joe Biden–Donald Trump presidential debate
2024_Joe_Biden–Donald_Trump_presidential_debate
American fact-checking website
Lead Stories is an American fact-checking company that has worked for Meta Platforms and ByteDance to conduct fact-checking on Facebook and TikTok. The
Lead_Stories
Mental phenomenon of holding contradictory beliefs
cognitive dissonance as "Tell him you disagree and he turns away. Show him facts or figures and he questions your sources. Appeal to logic and he fails to
Cognitive_dissonance
American multinational technology conglomerate
Associated Press, FactCheck.org, Snopes and PolitiFact for its fact-checking initiative; as of 2018, it had over 40 fact-checking partners across the
Meta_Platforms
British businessman (born 1952)
British businessman and philanthropist who co-founded the fact checking organisation Full Fact. Samuel is a younger son of Peter Samuel, 4th Viscount Bearsted
Michael Samuel (philanthropist)
Michael_Samuel_(philanthropist)
Slang term for nonsense
Retrieved 2013-11-05. Shafer, Jack (December 24, 2015), "The Limits of Fact-Checking", Politico Magazine, retrieved 10 January 2016 Cohen, G. A. (2002).
Bullshit
Political manifesto published in 2024 by the British Labour Party
numbers that the Conservatives managed in this parliament." Full Fact's fact-checking evaluated as accurate the manifesto's claims that Conservative governments
Change_(manifesto)
American conservative cable news channel
Fox presenter Eric Shawn's fact-checking of Donald Trump's false 2020 election claims by demanding that the fact-checking "has to stop now ... This is
Fox_News
Speech by US President Donald Trump
love for nature when renaming the refuge. Multiple independent and fact-checking organizations noted multiple false or misleading statements on topics
2025 Donald Trump speech to a joint session of Congress
2025_Donald_Trump_speech_to_a_joint_session_of_Congress
Form of propaganda in public relations and politics
traditional public relations and advertising may manage their presentation of facts, "spin" often implies the use of disingenuous, deceptive, and manipulative
Spin_(propaganda)
Speech by US president Donald Trump
affairs / Elections and crime. National Desk Staff (February 24, 2026). "Fact checking President Trump's State of the Union address". WBAL-TV. Archived from
2026 State of the Union Address
2026_State_of_the_Union_Address
Satirical news website
Two days later, fact-checking website Snopes issued a fact check for the article, rating it "false". Facebook then cited this fact check in a warning message
The_Babylon_Bee
Pseudoscientific conspiracy theory
"whiteouts" or "blackouts" mark global energetic events. Science writers and fact-checking outlets describe these interpretations as unfounded: Schumann resonances
Schumann resonances conspiracy theories
Schumann_resonances_conspiracy_theories
Effect of how information is presented on perception
"equivalence frames", the information being presented is based on the same facts, but the "frame" in which it is presented changes, thus creating a reference-dependent
Framing_(social_sciences)
Indian far-right pro-Hindutva news portal
the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) rejected OpIndia's application to be certified as a fact checker. IFCN-certified fact checkers identified
OpIndia
broadcasting license because the moderators fact-checked him. The claim that the moderators' fact-checking demonstrated the debate was rigged against Trump
False or misleading statements by Donald Trump (between terms)
False_or_misleading_statements_by_Donald_Trump_(between_terms)
Retrieved November 19, 2020. Woodward, Calvin (November 17, 2020). "AP FACT CHECK: Trump conclusively lost, denies the evidence". AP News. Retrieved August
Conspiracy theories in United States politics
Conspiracy_theories_in_United_States_politics
Methods of mind manipulation, often based on logical fallacies
matter apart from impartial examinations of facts. Name-calling is thus a substitute for rational, fact-based arguments against an idea or belief on
Propaganda_techniques
Attempt to deny the scale and severity of genocide
The Wall Street Journal and Chicago Tribune that directed readers to Fact Check Armenia, a genocide denial website sponsored by the Turkish lobby in the
Genocide_denial
Wikipedia, while fact-checking using Wikipedia is the use of Wikipedia for fact-checking other publications. The broader topic of fact checking in the context
Reliability_of_Wikipedia
Software agent that communicates on social media
high levels of engagement help convince the victim that the scammer is in fact a trusted user. Social bots can be a tool for computational propaganda. Bots
Social_bot
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English : from a short form of the personal name Boniface.Perhaps an Americanized spelling of German Fese, a variant of Feese.
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English : from Old French enfant ‘child’, hence a nickname for someone of a childish (or childlike) disposition. This name arose when, in medieval England, Anglo-Norman French l’enfant was wrongly understood as le fant.Italian : Venetian variant of Infante.
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(Chas-chunk-a) Native American Winnebago name CHASCHUNKA means "wave."
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English : variant of Weatherby.
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Green, Name of a Goddess
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Defender of men, helper. Alexander the Great was a 4th century Macedonian king for whom the...
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Devoted to ones mother
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English (of Norman origin) and French : from the Continental Germanic personal name Mainard, composed of the elements magin ‘strength’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’.
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One who appreciates and loves music
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v. i.
To turn the face; as, to face to the right or left.
a.
In a fast, fixed, or firmly established manner; fixedly; firmly; immovably.
superl.
Fertile; productive; as, a fat soil; a fat pasture.
n.
Presence; sight; front; as in the phrases, before the face of, in the immediate presence of; in the face of, before, in, or against the front of; as, to fly in the face of danger; to the face of, directly to; from the face of, from the presence of.
adv.
In fact; by the act or fact.
n.
A little face; a small, plane surface; as, the facets of a diamond.
n.
The assertion or statement of a thing done or existing; sometimes, even when false, improperly put, by a transfer of meaning, for the thing done, or supposed to be done; a thing supposed or asserted to be done; as, history abounds with false facts.
superl.
Rich; producing a large income; desirable; as, a fat benefice; a fat office; a fat job.
n.
A smooth circumscribed surface; as, the articular facet of a bone.
superl.
Abounding with fat
v. t.
To cut facets or small faces upon; as, to facet a diamond.
v.
Given to pleasure seeking; disregardful of restraint; reckless; wild; dissipated; dissolute; as, a fast man; a fast liver.
v.
Firm in adherence; steadfast; not easily separated or alienated; faithful; as, a fast friend.
a.
In a fast or rapid manner; quickly; swiftly; extravagantly; wildly; as, to run fast; to live fast.
v. t.
To cause to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.
n.
An effect produced or achieved; anything done or that comes to pass; an act; an event; a circumstance.
v.
Moving rapidly; quick in mition; rapid; swift; as, a fast horse.
v. i.
To present a face or front.
n.
Reality; actuality; truth; as, he, in fact, excelled all the rest; the fact is, he was beaten.