It is logically consistent to assert that a proposition is possible but false

the verdict

SUPPORTED

the evidence backs this

Recorded sources

1 source for · 0 against

Counts group repeated records of the same source within each side. They do not measure evidence strength or source independence.

AS REPORTEDno primary record reached; this is what the reporting says

Is it true that it is logically consistent to assert that a proposition is possible but false?

Yes. It is a standard axiom of modal logic that what is possible need not be actual; thus, a proposition can be contingently false while remaining logically possible.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 1 source for, 0 against · Last checked 4 Aug 2026

How claims like this are judged

Judged against reference works: claims of this kind are settled by reference works, not journal abstracts.

Evidence for · 1

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Possible Objects

Notes it can be true that something is possible while being in fact not true (false).

Get citation

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Possible Objects. (n.d.). Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/possible-objects/

Related receipts

Is it true that it is possible for a person to know a proposition without knowing that they know it? REFUTED related question, same topic
Is it true that instantaneous causation is logically possible? CONTESTED related question, same topic
Is it true that Self-application in the lambda-calculus is logically consistent? SUPPORTED related question, same topic
Is it true that systems of logic that deviate from first-order logic are logically possible? SUPPORTED related question, same topic
Is it true that it is logically possible for thoughts to occur in the absence of a localized ego? PARTIAL LEAN related question, same topic

Receipt History

first checked04 Aug 2026

judged → SUPPORTED · 7504 Aug 2026

Anyone with this link can read the claim and its public receipt, including any personal information in that text. Open permanent receipt.

Check your own claim

Challenge the receipt

I have a source that contradicts this verdict I have a source that supports it No source: request a receipt review Requests are recorded for review. This does not start an automatic check or guarantee a response time.

Citation formatting by citeproc-js (Frank Bennett) and the Citation Style Language project. Source and licenses.

This receipt is an automated verdict against our published method · not an opinion about any author or publication.
Terms · Privacy · How verdicts work