call into doubt

phrase

US
: to make people doubt (something)
His report calls into doubt the earlier reports we had.

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Holocaust denial includes claims that the genocide never took place, or that call into doubt the means or intentionality of the genocide. — Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 13 July 2022 Officials felt too intimidated to point out mistakes, the analysts said, or to call into doubt his claims that the pandemic was over. — BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2021 In his book, Gregg cites experts who call into doubt the value of the mirror-self-recognition test, an exercise thought to indicate some degree of self-consciousness. — Erik Vance, Discover Magazine, 4 Oct. 2013

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“Call into doubt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20into%20doubt. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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