baseless claim - a statement that is presented as accepted or established fact, but is wholly undecided or unsubstantiated.
: Many journalists thought Biden could never get the COVID relief bill passed without Republican votes, even though it was common knowledge that he could using reconciliation.^[2]

baseless claim - a statement that is presented as accepted or established fact, but is wholly undecided or unsubstantiated.
: The Trump administration's immigration policy caused children to starve at the southern border.^[1]