unfounded

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Election experts, voting rights advocates, local elections officials and other California leaders have all dismissed those claims as unfounded and inaccurate.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

“There were unfounded statements about cooking the books, which were not true,” Wiatrowski said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

It quickly became clear those fears were unfounded.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

In a letter to the police, seen by the BBC, their lawyers say the family are co-operating with "criminal proceedings", but maintain the allegations are "unfounded and unsupported by credible evidence".

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

Finding my apprehensions unfounded, however, and calmed by the deep silence that reigned as evening declined at nightfall, I took confidence.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë