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title: "Faktencheck: der, die or das? It’s der Faktencheck | Yupo"
description: "Short answer: der Faktencheck, “fact check”. Accusative: den Faktencheck; dative: dem Faktencheck. Learn why it takes der and test yourself with a mini quiz."
url: https://yupolearn.com/en/word/faktencheck/
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# Faktencheck: der, die or das?

der Faktencheck

Fact check

maskulin · masculine [Technology and media](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/technology-media/) Level: Advanced

**Short answer:** Faktencheck takes the article der (der Faktencheck). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “fact check” in English.

## Faktencheck: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Fact check
- **Topic**: Technology and media
- **Yupo level**: Advanced

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Faktencheck in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Faktencheck)
- [Faktencheck in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Faktencheck)

Last updated: October 24, 2026 · [Method](https://yupolearn.com/en/about/#method)

## Why does Faktencheck take der?

No suffix rule covers Faktencheck, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, der words are blue. Picture Faktencheck as something blue.

[See the article rules →](https://yupolearn.com/en/german-article-rules/)

## Faktencheck in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | der Faktencheck |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | den Faktencheck |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Faktencheck |

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