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- noun Plural form of
fact-check . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
fact-check .
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Examples
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But when asked about those fact-checks by a reporter from Politico, Gibbs seemed undeterred.
Gibbs To Rove: Here's Our 'Enemies List' Now Show Us Your Donors The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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The basic premise of the ad is much like an earlier one that drew a now-growing compendium of fact-checks from the Reid campaign and criticism from within her own ranks.
Sharron Angle Ad Uses Threat Of Creeping Brown People To Drive Racial Wedge (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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However, the Hyde Amendment has prohibited federal funding of abortion for decades and independent fact-checks have made perfectly clear that both the legislation itself and the accompanying executive order from President Obama prohibit any federal funds going towards abortion services.
Rev. Jennifer Butler: Setting The Record Straight On The 'No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act' Rev. Jennifer Butler 2011
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This requires a little standardization of the way each fact-checking database represents fact-checks, whether of statements, public figures mostly politicians, and pundits.
Craig Newmark: Restoring Fact-checking Craig Newmark 2011
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* Teagan Goddard flags what has to be one of the funniest AP fact-checks ever:
Happy Hour Roundup Greg Sargent 2010
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However, the Hyde Amendment has prohibited federal funding of abortion for decades and independent fact-checks have made perfectly clear that both the legislation itself and the accompanying executive order from President Obama prohibit any federal funds going towards abortion services.
Rev. Jennifer Butler: Setting The Record Straight On The 'No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act' Rev. Jennifer Butler 2011
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* Chris Wallace fact-checks Rand Paul: In yesterday's Rand Paul-Jack Conway debate, the Kentucky Republican repeats the canard about illegal immigrants being covered under Obamacare, forcing the Fox host to say: "No, no, that's not true, sir."
The Morning Plum Greg Sargent 2010
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Indeed, there seems to be a clear correlation now between the level of noisy name-calling conservative pundits engage in and the amount of griping they do when anyone complains about the name-calling, or fact-checks the allegations wrapped in the reckless name calling.
Eric Boehlert: Fox News And the Phony Koch Brothers Defense Eric Boehlert 2012
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However, the Hyde Amendment has prohibited federal funding of abortion for decades and independent fact-checks have made perfectly clear that both the legislation itself and the accompanying executive order from President Obama prohibit any federal funds going towards abortion services.
Rev. Jennifer Butler: Setting The Record Straight On The 'No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act' Rev. Jennifer Butler 2011
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This requires a little standardization of the way each fact-checking database represents fact-checks, whether of statements, public figures mostly politicians, and pundits.
Craig Newmark: Restoring Fact-checking Craig Newmark 2011
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