##  [Fact-Checking](/fact-checking) 

  ##  [Fact-Checking](https://information.quantumdictionary.io/fact-checking-0) 

  

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**Information & Communication Dictionary**

 







 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Definition

The systematic process of identifying discrete factual claims in a text and seeking independent evidence—public records, primary documents, original data, or corroborating eyewitness or documentary sources—to determine whether each claim is supported, contradicted, or unverifiable within available evidence.