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Rule "missing hyphen in 'fact check'"

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Description:	missing hyphen in 'fact check'
Message:	Did you mean the verb \3-\4?
Category:	Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link:	https://languagetool.org/insights/post/hyphen/#hyphenating-verbs-modifies-their-meaning
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	You always need to fact check what Trump said. Correction suggestion: fact-check I'm always fact checking before I trust what a politican said. Correction suggestion: fact-checking
Correct sentences for comparison:	I did fact checks. Have you seen Tom's fact checks?
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Check the following text against just this rule:
ID:	FACT_CHECK_HYPHEN [1]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-27 22:33:07 +0200)

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