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unsourced

British  
/ ʌnˈsɔːst /

adjective

  1. (of a story or quotation) not attributed to a source

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Chief among them were unsourced claims that the PS5 Pro would be backwards compatible with games from previous Sony consoles - with some reports suggesting this would go as far back as the original PlayStation.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2024

“The story, which is riddled with patently false anecdotes and no concrete evidence, is entirely based on unsourced, unsubstantiated, 15-year-old anonymous gossip,” the representative said Wednesday in a statement to The Times.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 5, 2023

The argument is that Knipel made a fatal error by constructing his article in reverse: first by using unsourced text written by ChatGPT and then adding real, nonfiction sources to verify the claims.

From Slate Jan. 12, 2023

An Israeli military spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the unsourced Yedioth report.

From Reuters Jun. 26, 2022

An investigation into the reports, which were unsourced, found no indication of abuse.

From Seattle Times Feb. 27, 2022

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