disputed
v.v. to say that something is not true or not correct. You use this when you disagree with a fact or a claim.
v. to challenge the validity or accuracy of a statement, claim, or fact. Transitive — requires a direct object representing the contested information.
The player disputed the referee's decision.
The company disputed the findings of the environmental report, claiming the data was collected using faulty equipment.
Historians have long disputed the exact date of the battle, as contemporary accounts offer conflicting timelines that are difficult to reconcile with modern archaeological evidence.
The verb is transitive and takes a direct object. Often used in the passive voice ('the results were disputed').
They disputed about the results.They disputed the results.When used to mean 'challenge the truth of', the verb is transitive and does not take the preposition 'about'.