But other officials verified reports of the incident.

My job was to verify reports about the young hippie girl, hitching rides in the period between July 29 and August 1.

The statement said India was inviting reporters to accompany its mission so they could verify reports of "large-scale civilian deaths."

He said reporters are being told to verify carefully reports of malfeasance very carefully, so that there will be no missteps.

Dowd, who has never verified persistent reports that gambling is the focus of his investigation, said Tuesday the investigation could take several weeks to complete.

He said that there no evidence that verifies reports from the media of an Al-Qaeda presence in the state.

There is no way to independently verify such reports.

There was no way for them to verify reports that 4,700 Italians had been captured.

They also tested or examined parts of the Ottoman trenches and tracks in the area, identified any water sources, and verify aerial reports.

In 1915 Munro tried to verify reports of eventual sightings but he never found this bird again.