fact-checking
English
noun
Definitions
- The investigating of an issue with regards to the validity or veracity of its stated facts.
Etymology
Affix from English fact + English checking.
Origin
English
checking
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antefact English
- anti-fact English
- checking English
- fact English
- factbook English
- factette English
- factfile English
- factfinder English
- factful English
- facthood English
- factic English
- facticity English
- factify English
- factive English
- factless English
- factlet English
- factness English
- factoid English
- factual English
- facty English
- misfact English
- nonchecking English
- nonfact English
- postfact English
- pseudofact English
- science fact English
- typechecking English
- unfact English
- wordfact English
- *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- ファクト Japanese