fact-checking.
process of verifying information in non-fictional text in order to determine its veracity and factual correctness
Former Washington Post Fact-Checker Complains Outlet Wasn’t Liberal Enough
Former Washington Post editor Glenn Kessler, who had written “The Fact Checker” since 2011, expressed dismay on Tuesday about the outlet becoming less left-leaning. The Post decided not to endorse a 2024 presidential…
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About fact-checking
Fact-checking is the process of verifying the factual accuracy of questioned reporting and statements. Fact-checking can be conducted before or after the text or content is published or otherwise disseminated. Internal fact-checking is such checking done in-house by the publisher to prevent inaccurate content from being published; when the text is analyzed by a third party, the process is called external fact-checking.
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