unsourced
Lacking proper attribution
Unsourced describes information presented without citation or attribution to its origin.
An unsourced claim in journalism or research lacks documentation showing where it came from: The article was criticized for its unsourced allegations.
Wikipedia editors tag unsourced statements for verification or removal.
Not yet proven true
- unconfirmedNot officially validated
- unsubstantiatedWithout supporting evidence
- unauthenticatedNot proven genuine
- unprovenNot yet established
unsupported · uncorroborated · undocumented · uncited · unattributed · anonymous · questionable · dubious
unverified
Not yet proven true
- unconfirmedNot officially validated
- unsubstantiatedWithout supporting evidence
- unauthenticatedNot proven genuine
unproven · unsupported · uncorroborated · undocumented · uncited · unattributed · anonymous · questionable · dubious · unreliable
- confidentialconfidential, secret, private, classified, undisclosed
- authorshipauthorship, author bio, byline, attributed, credited
unsourcedsourced
Found and acquired
cited · referenced · documented · attributed · footnoted
unsourcedverified
Confirmed as accurate
substantiated · corroborated · authenticated · confirmed · evidence-based
source, resource, resourceful, sources, resourcefulness, sourced, sourcing, outsource, resourced