Purported means that someone has acted to be someone they are not. A good sentence would be, she purported to know a lot about math.
Adjectivally when a fact (as a noun) is assumed, in doubt, or spurious.
Reported, purported, claimed.
The answer can be found under the same question " Is Obama's Purported Long Form Birth Certificate a Fraud?" with capitals except in the word "a".
Yes! Black Brown and Grizzly bears, also known as purported to be phallic, are indeed fertilizes of Mother Earth, as Art History and Science show us.
He purported to blame them, which amounts to about the same thing.
Faith, Hope and Charity were the purported children of Sophia.
They were purported to exist around 1,000 B.C.
She is purported to have died of a broken heart.
It is French for "The Shroud of Turin" - the purported burial shroud of Christ.
The first such crayons are purported to have consisted of a mixture of charcoal and oil.
The purported veil of Veronica is preserved in St. Peter's Basilica.
It is purported to have many health effects. Most stem from an anti0inflammatory action.