allegedly

Used to say that something is said to be true, but has not been proved and may not be true.

It shows that the speaker is reporting a claim rather than confirming it. Depending on the context, it can also hint that the speaker doubts the claim; in news or legal writing, it may simply mark that the claim has not been established.

• He allegedly left the door unlocked, but he says he checked it twice.
• The landlord allegedly ignored three repair requests, according to the tenants.
• That “quick fix” allegedly took ten minutes; we were there all afternoon.