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'''Fact-Checker''', n.: 1) Someone who attempts to decrease allowed public deviation from official narratives found in ā€œauthoritative sourcesā€ under the guise of checking facts.
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2) Someone who simply checks claims for bases in facts [archaic usage, common pre-internet].
'' '''Fact-Checker''', n.: 1) Someone who attempts to decrease allowed public deviation from official narratives found in ā€œauthoritative sourcesā€ under the guise of checking facts.''


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''2) Someone who simply checks claims for bases in facts [archaic usage, common pre-internet].''
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-'''Eric Weinstein''' on [https://twitter.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1359966089044664323 Twitter]
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Latest revision as of 04:48, 8 September 2021

Fact-Checker, n.: 1) Someone who attempts to decrease allowed public deviation from official narratives found in ā€œauthoritative sourcesā€ under the guise of checking facts.

2) Someone who simply checks claims for bases in facts [archaic usage, common pre-internet].

-Eric Weinstein on Twitter