Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
fact-finding is an adjective meaning "designed to find information or ascertain facts". It carries one recorded sense.
designed to find information or ascertain facts
“a fact-finding committee”
“investigative reporting”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for fact-finding come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.