uncorroborated
adjective
un·cor·rob·o·rat·ed
ˌən-kə-ˈrä-bə-ˌrā-təd 
: not supported or made certain by evidence or authority : not corroborated
an eyewitness's uncorroborated testimony
His story was uncorroborated by the evidence.
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Grace was citing uncorroborated reports that a male had been detained for questioning south of Tucson, Arizona.
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 Apr. 2026
Davis added that the camera footage previously led investigators to determine that the January 911 call, where the former lieutenant governor alleged his wife assaulted him, was uncorroborated.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
In a separate 2019 document released by the DOJ, a man claiming to be a former part-time paramedic at the jail called in an uncorroborated tip to the FBI and stated that Epstein had paid for a closed section of the jail to be reopened for his use, to avoid being housed with the general population.
—Daniel Ruetenik, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
That postulate would justify racial quotas or preferences to remedy racial discrimination uncorroborated by credible evidence.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 Apr. 2026
Davis added that the camera footage previously led investigators to determine that the January 911 call, where the former lieutenant governor alleged his wife assaulted him, was uncorroborated.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
In a separate 2019 document released by the DOJ, a man claiming to be a former part-time paramedic at the jail called in an uncorroborated tip to the FBI and stated that Epstein had paid for a closed section of the jail to be reopened for his use, to avoid being housed with the general population.
—Daniel Ruetenik, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
That postulate would justify racial quotas or preferences to remedy racial discrimination uncorroborated by credible evidence.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Uncorroborated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncorroborated. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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