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Process of checking verifiable claims against identifiable, current, and sufficiently authorized evidence.
SAFETY AND GOVERNANCE · INTRODUCTORY
Fact-checking
Process of checking verifiable claims against identifiable, current, and sufficiently authorized evidence.
Also known asfact-checking
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