verifiable

Can be checked

Verifiable means capable of being confirmed or proven true through evidence or investigation.

A verifiable claim can be checked against facts.

Verifiable sources can be traced and authenticated.

Her alibi was easily verifiable.

The word implies that confirmation is possible, not that it has occurred—a verifiable statement may still be unverified.

factual

provable

Able to be established

documentable · attestable · corroborable · validatable · testable · ascertainable · determinable · establishable · supportable · traceable

scientific

empirical

Based on observation, not theory

quantifiable · observable · testable · reproducible · peer-reviewed · experimental · controlled · systematic · methodological · data-driven

credibility

trustworthy

Worthy of confidence

genuine · legitimate · sound · dependable · accurate · truthful · honest · valid · believable · authoritative

legal

admissible

Allowed to be considered

sworn · witnessed · affidavit · deposition · testimony · authenticated · official · recorded · filed · registered

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verifiableunverifiable

Cannot be proven

uncheckable · unconfirmable · unprovable · indemonstrable · untestable

objectivity

verifiablesubjective

Based on personal perspective

unquantifiable · immeasurable · intangible · ineffable · debatable

Family

unverifiable, verifiably, verifiability

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