untrustworthy
adjective
un·trust·wor·thy
ˌən-ˈtrəst-ˌwər-t͟hē 
: not dependable or worthy of confidence : not trustworthy
an untrustworthy person
an untrustworthy source
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Star Toomey got a bad rap on Survivor 48, being pegged by other players as someone who was untrustworthy in the game.
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 1 May 2025
There are security implications to AI running on untrustworthy data as well.
—Joe McKendrick, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Predictive lending requires access to data, and an untrustworthy provider might willingly or unwillingly share that data with the wrong people.
—Arleo Dordar, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Russia and China each possess hundreds of long-range ballistic missile launchers, while the North Korean ICBM force's operational status remains uncertain due to untrustworthy or limited public sources, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 1 May 2025
There are security implications to AI running on untrustworthy data as well.
—Joe McKendrick, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Predictive lending requires access to data, and an untrustworthy provider might willingly or unwillingly share that data with the wrong people.
—Arleo Dordar, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Russia and China each possess hundreds of long-range ballistic missile launchers, while the North Korean ICBM force's operational status remains uncertain due to untrustworthy or limited public sources, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Untrustworthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untrustworthy. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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