as a cross-check on his account

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Silverobama

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Hi,

The following sentence is from Collinsdictionary.com:

I examined contemporary newspaper reports as a cross-check on his account.

I still don't understand what it means after I read its defintion. Does it mean "I checked contemporary newspaper reports to check if what he says is true"?
 
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