- present participle of debunk.
debunking
Example Sentences
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The pulmonologist Dr. Hasmeena Kathuria penned a column in the Washington Post last week debunking wellness claims about nicotine and underscoring its risks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
The group also alerted AFP to additional inauthentic video reports that emerged Monday, seeking to discredit MS NOW's debunking of the celebrity deepfakes.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
If every event is met with automatic suspicion and conspiracy theory, we’ll spend all our time debunking nonsense, and nothing will ever get better.
From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2026
There is simply too much gaslighting going on to spend adequate time debunking everything.
From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2025
Its place in the canons of poetics and rhetoric, moreover, has largely survived the personal debunking of its author.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
