🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

faktenprüfen

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fak-tn-pʁy-fn̩

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Fact-check/ˈfækt.tʃɛk/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Es ist wichtig, alle Aussagen sorgfältig zu faktenprüfen."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To investigate an issue in order to verify the facts, particularly the accuracy of statements made in a publication or speech.

    "Journalists must thoroughly fact-check every claim before publishing the investigative report."
As noun
  1. 1

    An investigation of a matter to verify the truth or accuracy of factual information.

    "The online newspaper published a quick fact-check regarding the politician's speech."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Formed in the mid-20th century as a compound of the noun 'fact' (derived from Latin factum, meaning 'a thing done') and the verb 'check' (derived from Old French chec, ultimately from Persian shāh in the game of chess). Originally used in journalism to describe the verification of factual accuracy in articles before publication, it has since expanded into general digital-age discourse to verify claims made in public statements.

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