checker

death by spell check

The negative outcome after one submits a written work that contains a critical error or errors, due to reliance on a word processor's imperfect spell checker function. Many job seekers suffer death by spell check after submitting a résumé riddled with errors. When undergrads would come see me in the Writing Center, I would always warn them about death by spell check. You cannot rely on spell check to fix every mistake you might make! I'm a terrible speller, and I've suffered death by spell check more than once with my term papers.

See also: by, check, death, spell

fact checker

One who attempts to verify the accuracy of information that will be or has been published or circulated. Typically done as part of a journalistic enterprise. Our fact checker has not been able to verify some of the statements in the article you wrote. The increase in the number of fact checkers is a great thing for journalism, but we need more investigative reporters, too. Has the fact checker cleared this article for publication yet?

See also: checker, fact

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