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What is Fact Checking?

"Fact-checking refers to the analysis of purported facts to ensure that they are factual, meaning that they are accurate, reliable, up-to-date, and fair. Fact-checking is an important part of research in everyday life, academic settings, and countless professional fields. Researchers use the process of fact-checking to cull usable information from information that should be avoided."

Dziak, Mark. “Critical Skills: Fact-Checking.” Salem Press Encyclopedia, June 2022. EBSCOhost, research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=3cc9f6a8-2232-34ae-89e8-3a47355c3d5c.

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Watch Crash Course on Fact Checking