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FACT CHECKING [5 records]

Record 1 2025-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Quality Control (Management)
  • Communication and Information Management
  • Information Sources (Journalism)
DEF

The process of checking that all the facts in a piece of writing, a news article, a speech, [or other] are correct ...

CONT

Fact-checking is a process that seeks to verify sometimes factual information, in order to promote the veracity and correctness of reporting. Fact-checking can be conducted before(ante hoc) or after(post hoc) the text is published or otherwise disseminated.

OBS

fact-checking : not to be confused with "reality checking. "

French

Domaine(s)
  • Contrôle de la qualité (Gestion)
  • Gestion des communications et de l'information
  • Sources d'information (Journalisme)
CONT

La vérification des faits est un processus essentiel qui consiste à examiner la véracité des informations avant leur diffusion, améliorant ainsi la qualité de l'information disponible. En utilisant des outils et des techniques analytiques, comme la vérification des sources et la triangulation des données, elle aide à lutter contre la désinformation et renforce la confiance du public.

OBS

vérification des faits : désignation et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 8 avril 2017.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Control de la calidad (Gestión)
  • Gestión de las comunicaciones y la información
  • Fuentes de información (Periodismo)
CONT

[La] verificación de hechos, es un proceso mediante el cual se investiga y comprueba la veracidad de una afirmación o noticia.

OBS

verificación de datos: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que "verificación de datos" [...] es una alternativa a "fact-checking" [...]

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Record 2 2012-09-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
  • Offences and crimes
DEF

Bogus activity generated by an affiliate in an attempt to generate illegitimate, unearned revenue.

CONT

After the fact, affiliate fraud can sometimes be spotted by checking activity logs for unusual patterns. Proactive protection may involve manually approving affiliate applications, although this minimization of fraud must be balanced against the risk of losing legitimate, productive affiliates who don’t want to wait for approval.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
  • Infractions et crimes

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Correction and Proofreading (Printing)
DEF

The checking of a manuscript for house style, accuracy of fact, spelling, syntax, logical construction, possible libel, etc.

OBS

Not to be confused with "copy preparation" which comprises the actual preparation of a manuscript which has been copy edited.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Correction d'épreuves (Imprimerie)
DEF

Vérification et mise au point de la copie qui, lorsqu'elle a lieu, précède la préparation technique de cette même copie.

OBS

Le terme français «préparation de la copie» peut parfois englober le «copy editing» et le «copy preparation».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Corrección de pruebas (Imprenta)
DEF

Crítica severa de la copia para asegurarse de que se ajusta a las normas del editor en cuanto a sus hechos, gramática, ortografía, claridad, coherencia, uso y puntuación.

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Record 4 2001-08-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics
CONT

When your computer monitor is in power saving mode, it can give users the mistaken impression that it has been completely turned off. It would be a mistake to press the computer's "Power" button when in power saving mode as this would actually shut the computer off. The fact that the computer is still on can be verified by checking to see that the power indicator is still lit(usually a grean light on Gateway computers).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique

Spanish

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Record 5 1998-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Correction and Proofreading (Printing)
  • Publication and Bookselling
DEF

The act of preparing for the typesetter a manuscript which has been copy edited; includes making the manuscript legible and accurate, indicating style, type, etc. to be used.

OBS

Not to be confused with "copy editing" which comprises the checking of a manuscript, before marking copy for printer, for house style, accuracy of fact, spelling, syntax, logical construction, possible libel, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Correction d'épreuves (Imprimerie)
  • Édition et librairie
DEF

Opération qui consiste à rectifier, avant la mise en composition, les erreurs de la copie et à préciser toutes les données techniques de composition.

OBS

Le terme français «préparation de la copie» peut parfois englober le «copy editing» et le «copy preparation».

Spanish

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