Why can’t you flush “flushable wipes”?

Question

If you can’t flush them, why are they called “flushable”?

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Answer 1

I have been using flushable wipes my whole life and flushing them my whole life. I have had to use a plunger a couple times but only when I used way to many at once. Some houses plumbing might not be adequate to handle them though just depends on the plumbing.