unverifiable

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But credible reports from Iranian journalists, which are unverifiable due to the country’s internet blackout, indicate that the death toll could be much higher, exceeding 16,500.

From Salon • Jan. 22, 2026

Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin expressly stated the coalition letter relied on “anonymous, unsubstantiated and unverifiable claims.”

From Slate • Dec. 8, 2025

By the mid-20th-century, however, leading behavioral theorists denigrated the idea of studying animal emotions since, even if they existed, they were scientifically unmeasurable and unverifiable.

From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2024

Those disclosures, including Mr. Smirnov’s unverifiable claim that he met with Russian intelligence officials as recently as three months ago, made him a flight risk and endangered national security, Justice Department officials said.

From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2024

Now, the development of knowledge which makes this the only permissible idea of God, also changes Immortality from a religious certitude to an unverifiable supposition.

From Arrows of Freethought by Foote, G. W. (George William)