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I heard the following phrase in response to someone claiming that he had researched documents about some historical figure. The person who had opposing idea commented with:

かけずほど当てにならない

From the context I guess it must have meant something along "I won't argue with written things" (more literally "If it's not written down, it can't true"), but the use of かけずほど is a mystery for me.

Could it be 書けずほど? What would be a grammatical rule behind it? Or could I have misheard it?

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    I am only 99% sure of what I am going to say as I did not hear the statement myself. I think you misheard the "length" of one of the syllables, namely the 「け」. Try elongating that syllable and you will have a whole new word between the 「か」 and 「ず」. – l'électeur Nov 8 '15 at 12:17
  • @l'électeur Got it, now you only made me wonder about remaining 1% possibility. – macraf Nov 8 '15 at 12:43
  • I neither know what ''kakezuhodo'' means nor know an alternative word semantically. – Toshihiko Nov 9 '15 at 14:45
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As pointed out by l'électeur in the comments, the person probably said:

家系図{かけいず}ほど当てにならないものはない
There is nothing more unreliable than a family tree

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