unsourced
adjective
un·sourced
ˌən-ˈsȯrst 
: not having its source specified or documented : not sourced
unsourced information
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The blue box summarizes a bunch of information harvested from somewhere and lists several completely unsourced statements and opinions about each speaker.
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Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 25 May 2023
The New York Post once reported him dead due to an imprudent, unsourced outburst on legacy media Twitter.
—Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 11 Oct. 2022
All of this relates to a phenomenon that some subscribers to this newsletter have remarked upon: As more and more paywalls protect primary source material and expensive-to-produce news, more casual consumers end up reading regurgitated, aggregated, unsourced, stories instead.
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 9 July 2021
L'Espresso has been leading the charge against Becciu, with a series of unsourced and speculative articles outlining prosecutors' case against him, some of them citing unnamed Vatican investigators but others offering no attribution for the magazine's claims.
—Nicole Winfield, Star Tribune, 19 Nov. 2020
Israel's public broadcaster Kan said in an unsourced report that Russia had relayed the request for Israel to assist Syria.
—Fox News, 6 Feb. 2023
These unsourced stories contained details only department personnel would know—despite a strict prohibition on discussing or disclosing investigations.
—Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 19 Jan. 2023
The former is unsourced, while Zemin is also rumored to be a private practitioner of Buddhism.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2012
During the speech, Biden made an unsourced claim about the speed that AR-15s shoot bullets.
—Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 31 Aug. 2022
Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 25 May 2023
The New York Post once reported him dead due to an imprudent, unsourced outburst on legacy media Twitter.
—Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 11 Oct. 2022
All of this relates to a phenomenon that some subscribers to this newsletter have remarked upon: As more and more paywalls protect primary source material and expensive-to-produce news, more casual consumers end up reading regurgitated, aggregated, unsourced, stories instead.
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 9 July 2021
L'Espresso has been leading the charge against Becciu, with a series of unsourced and speculative articles outlining prosecutors' case against him, some of them citing unnamed Vatican investigators but others offering no attribution for the magazine's claims.
—Nicole Winfield, Star Tribune, 19 Nov. 2020
Israel's public broadcaster Kan said in an unsourced report that Russia had relayed the request for Israel to assist Syria.
—Fox News, 6 Feb. 2023
These unsourced stories contained details only department personnel would know—despite a strict prohibition on discussing or disclosing investigations.
—Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 19 Jan. 2023
The former is unsourced, while Zemin is also rumored to be a private practitioner of Buddhism.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2012
During the speech, Biden made an unsourced claim about the speed that AR-15s shoot bullets.
—Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 31 Aug. 2022
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“Unsourced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsourced. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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