apocryphal

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What defines him instead are various quips, mordant jokes and accounts of bizarre behavior, many no doubt apocryphal, recorded by his admirers and detractors in the centuries after his death.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

Much of “Flour” is concerned with the woman’s conversation with her driver about a parable from the apocryphal Gospel of Thomas that he is translating from Coptic—a tale, he says, about emptiness and unknowing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

“The American Revolution” doesn’t just correct apocryphal errors and present fascinating blow-by-blows of key battles; it provides more dimension to major motivations and important incidents.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025

This apocryphal trivia hasn’t been entirely debunked; it’s more accurate to say that it is roundly doubted.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2024

Alas, like many good stories this one appears to be apocryphal.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson