statement

To debunk or discredit an idea or rumor.

One who disclaims, disowns, or renounces.

To withdraw, retract (one's words etc.); to revoke (an order).

To support by approval or encouragement, to confirm (something which has been questioned)

To oppose by argument or assertion; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of

Not correct; erroneous or wrong.

A written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief.

An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; a maxim, an apothegm.

A confession given to police.

An act of saying ‘peccavi’; an admission of guilt or responsibility.

Demonstrated to be false.

An attack, insult or critical remark.

To expose as a sham.

To establish the falsity of a claim or belief; to show or to tend to show that a theory or hypothesis is not valid.

A document that communicates the general stance taken by some organization or nation on a particular issue.

To withdraw, retract (something said).

In a manner which makes the fact or conclusion evident; obviously; as may be clearly inferred.

To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in

The practice of taking a factual statement from a witness before a trial.

To withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly.