source
The story appears to be an unsourced anecdote.
The press published unverified, un-sourced stories.
Their claim is based on speculation, and on shaky and unsourced data.
There were unsourced reports that he intended to retire.
The story was entirely unsourced, except for one anonymous quote from "an official".

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Hiding and disguising
be holed upidiom
booby trap
camo
camouflaged
cloak
drown
fig leaf
hit the deckidiom
hole up (somewhere)
illusion
illusionistically
illusively
lurk
secrete
shroud
shut
shut someone/something out
sidle
skulk
smokescreen

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Secrecy and privacy