debunk
Example Sentences
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“We are working hard to conduct awareness-raising sessions in communities to debunk many of the myths and misinformation,” said Yakubu, the ActionAid official in Congo.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
It’s hard to debunk false claims “coming with the seal of the federal government,” said Derek Tisler, counsel and manager with the Brennan Center for Justice’s elections and government program.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026
The flood of AI-fabricated visuals -- mixed with authentic imagery from the Middle East -- continues to grow faster than professional fact-checkers can debunk them.
From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026
“The film itself debunks any attempts to debunk it.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
Thankfully the rest of the world assumed that the Irish were crazy, a theory that the Irish themselves did nothing to debunk.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
Vocabulary lists containing debunk
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Vocabulary from the Third and Final Presidential Debate, October 19, 2016
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