unverifiable
adjective
un·ver·i·fi·able
ˌən-ˌver-ə-ˈfī-ə-bəl 
: unable to be confirmed or verified
an unverifiable rumor
… he told me stories that were so wild and unverifiable I didn't know what to say.—
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Early on, there’s a verbally dexterous number about a Scrabble star, then a solo for that unverifiable informant, and later a puzzling group number for a story set at the Wailing Wall.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2024
So: Grim stuff, almost all of it unverifiable by any of those who’d tasked themselves with adjudicating the beef.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
Meanwhile, corporate executives make extraordinary but unverifiable claims about their products.
—Roberto J. González, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
Baseline emissions estimates are unverifiable claims open to broad interpretation if not outright abuse.
—Jessica F. Green, Foreign Affairs, 20 Nov. 2023
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2024
So: Grim stuff, almost all of it unverifiable by any of those who’d tasked themselves with adjudicating the beef.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
Meanwhile, corporate executives make extraordinary but unverifiable claims about their products.
—Roberto J. González, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
Baseline emissions estimates are unverifiable claims open to broad interpretation if not outright abuse.
—Jessica F. Green, Foreign Affairs, 20 Nov. 2023
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“Unverifiable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unverifiable. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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