unfounded
adjective
un·found·ed
ˌən-ˈfau̇n-dəd 
: lacking a sound basis : groundless, unwarranted
an unfounded accusation
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the accusation proved to be unfounded
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Yet that hasn’t stopped Trump and some of his most high-profile supporters from making unfounded claims that noncitizens are registering and voting in large numbers this year.
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Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2024
But with early voting well underway and just days before the remainder of the 2024 presidential election ballots are cast, unfounded conspiracy theories about the safety of voting machines loom over the fight for the White House.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2024
Two voting rights groups have issued warnings this month about the possibility of artificial intelligence (AI) generating unfounded claims about the upcoming election in Spanish.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Trump’s messaging could circulate in a political climate where election deniers have spread unfounded conspiracy theories about widespread voter fraud.
—Barbara Rodriguez, Terri Rupar, Them, 31 Oct. 2024
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Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2024
But with early voting well underway and just days before the remainder of the 2024 presidential election ballots are cast, unfounded conspiracy theories about the safety of voting machines loom over the fight for the White House.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2024
Two voting rights groups have issued warnings this month about the possibility of artificial intelligence (AI) generating unfounded claims about the upcoming election in Spanish.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Trump’s messaging could circulate in a political climate where election deniers have spread unfounded conspiracy theories about widespread voter fraud.
—Barbara Rodriguez, Terri Rupar, Them, 31 Oct. 2024
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unfounded
adjective
un·found·ed
ˌən-ˈfau̇n-dəd
ˈən-
: lacking a sound base : groundless
unfounded suspicions
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