Browse every claim we’ve checked.

“High-fructose corn syrup is worse for you than regular sugar.”

“Ultra-processed foods are toxic.”

“GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound work for weight loss.”

“Seed oils are toxic and cause inflammation.”

“Most people need way more protein than the guidelines say.”

“Artificial sweeteners are unsafe.”

“Diet soda is worse for you than regular soda.”

“Intermittent fasting is better for weight loss than a regular calorie-controlled diet.”

“A drink or two a day is fine for your health, or even good for it.”

“Red meat is bad for you.”

“Eggs raise your cholesterol and increase your risk of heart disease.”

“Whole milk and other full-fat dairy are bad for your heart.”

“You should avoid all fat to protect your heart.”

“Eating fat makes you fat.”

“Low-fat foods are healthier than full-fat foods.”

“Coconut oil is good for your heart.”

“Fiber matters more than almost anything else in your diet.”

“You need to strictly limit salt to stay healthy.”

“Coffee and caffeine are bad for your health.”

“Artificial food dyes are dangerous, especially for kids.”

“Raw milk is healthier than pasteurized milk.”

“One diet is clearly best for most people.”

“Calories don’t matter for weight loss if you eat healthy foods.”

“Most people need lots of supplements to be healthy.”

“Creatine is safe and works for building muscle and improving performance.”

“Most people should take vitamin D.”

“Most people should take fish oil or omega-3 supplements.”

“Magnesium is a powerful fix for stress and muscle cramps.”

“Multivitamins improve the health of most healthy people.”

“Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.”

“Organic food is more nutritious than conventional food.”

“Apple cider vinegar helps you lose weight.”

“Apple cider vinegar lowers the blood sugar spike after a meal.”

“Eating soy lowers testosterone in men.”

“Non-celiac gluten sensitivity is a real medical condition.”

“Dairy causes inflammation in the body.”

“MSG is bad for you and causes headaches.”

“Fat-burner supplements help you lose body fat.”

“Natural sweeteners are healthier than artificial sweeteners.”

“Detox diets and cleanses remove toxins from your body.”

“Eating beans balances your hormones.”

“Parasite cleanses remove hidden parasites causing bloating and fatigue.”

“Bananas ruin the antioxidants in berry smoothies.”

“Fresh vegetables are always more nutritious than frozen ones.”

“Snacking between meals is bad for you.”

“Eating late at night makes you gain weight.”

“Juicing fruits and vegetables is healthier than eating them whole.”

“Brown rice and whole-wheat bread are healthier than white versions.”

“Taking vitamin C prevents the common cold.”

“Green tea meaningfully boosts your metabolism.”

“Negative-calorie foods like celery burn more calories than they contain.”

“Drinking ice-cold water helps you burn extra calories.”

“Everyone needs eight glasses of water a day.”

“Brown eggs are healthier than white eggs.”

“Nicotine itself is harmful even if you don’t smoke it.”

“Marijuana is basically harmless since it's natural.”

“Ashwagandha meaningfully reduces stress.”

“NMN and NR supplements slow aging.”

“BPC-157 and similar peptides are safe and help injuries heal.”

“IV vitamin drips at wellness clinics improve your health.”

“Akkermansia probiotics help with weight loss and metabolism.”

“Greens powders can replace vegetables.”

“Berberine works as well as Ozempic for weight loss and blood sugar.”

“Collagen supplements improve skin.”

“Astaxanthin works like an internal sunscreen and slows skin aging.”

“Strength training only helps how you look, not how long you live.”

“Zone 2 cardio is the best exercise for health and longevity.”

“VO2 max is the single best predictor of how long you’ll live.”

“You need to walk 10,000 steps a day for good health.”

“You need at least an hour of exercise every day to be healthy.”

“HIIT is better than steady cardio.”

“Sitting is as dangerous as smoking.”

“Everyday movement like walking and fidgeting meaningfully affects your weight.”

“Stretching before a workout prevents injuries.”

“Lifting weights will make women bulky.”

“GLP-1 weight-loss drugs cause muscle loss.”

“If you’re not sore after a workout, it didn’t work.”

“You can't build meaningful muscle after a certain age.”

“Lifting weights is dangerous for older adults.”

“Running ruins your knees and causes arthritis.”

“Grip strength predicts how long you'll live.”

“Fasted cardio burns more fat.”

“Taking a walk after eating helps control blood sugar.”

“Rucking is much better than regular walking for fitness and fat loss.”

“Sweating more during a workout means you're burning more fat.”

“Muscle turns into fat when you stop working out.”

“Crunches and ab exercises burn belly fat.”

“Free weights build more muscle than weight machines.”

“Everyone needs at least eight hours of sleep a night.”

“How long you sleep matters more than keeping a regular sleep schedule.”

“Sleep trackers accurately tell you how well you slept.”

“Melatonin works well for most sleep problems.”

“Magnesium helps you sleep better.”

“Mouth taping is safe and improves sleep.”

“Screens and blue light before bed ruin your sleep.”

“You need to stop caffeine several hours before bed to protect your sleep.”

“A drink before bed helps you sleep better.”

“Napping during the day is bad for you.”

“Sleep apnea is common and can seriously affect your health.”

“Your bedroom temperature and setup affect how well you sleep.”

“A therapy called CBT-I is the best treatment for long-term insomnia.”

“Changing your sleep schedule a lot on weekends can hurt your health.”

“You can fully catch up on lost sleep by sleeping in later.”

“Perimenopause can disrupt sleep.”

“Sleeping less makes you eat more the next day.”

“Getting morning sunlight helps you sleep better at night.”

“Sleep medicines like Ambien are safe to take regularly.”

“The Sleepy Girl Mocktail dramatically improves sleep.”

“Sleepmaxxing gadgets and tricks dramatically improve sleep.”

“Social media and smartphones are causing the teen mental health crisis.”

“Exercise can treat depression and anxiety.”

“Loneliness can hurt your physical health, not just your mood.”

“Mindfulness meditation improves mental health.”

“Prayer can improve mental health.”

“Therapy works for many mental health problems.”

“Antidepressants can help treat depression.”

“Spending time in nature improves your health.”

“Gratitude journaling can improve wellbeing.”

“Breathwork reduces stress and anxiety.”

“Poor sleep can worsen mental health.”

“Probiotics can improve mood and anxiety.”

“Psilocybin is a proven treatment for depression.”

“Burnout is different from ordinary tiredness and depression.”

“A "dopamine detox" resets your brain's reward system.”

“Everyday stress causes 'cortisol face' or a puffy face.”

“You should change your workouts and diet based on your menstrual cycle.”

“You can diagnose yourself with ADHD from social media videos.”

“Social-media labels can reliably diagnose someone as a “narcissist” or fixed “avoidant” attachment type.”

“Social media is making adults more anxious and depressed.”

“Prescription stimulants reduce ADHD symptoms in adults with ADHD.”

“ADHD stimulants are completely safe for your heart long term.”

“Menopause hormone therapy is safe and worth it for most women.”

“Healthy people without diabetes benefit from using a continuous glucose monitor.”

“Menopause makes women gain weight even if they don’t eat more.”

“"Cortisol cocktails" lower cortisol levels.”

“Sunscreen is toxic or causes cancer.”

“Red light therapy improves skin.”

“Perineum sunning boosts energy and hormones.”

“Lymphatic drainage detoxes your body and helps you lose weight.”

“Vaginal probiotics treat an active case of bacterial vaginosis.”

“Beef tallow is better for your skin than conventional moisturizers.”

“Chronic mouth breathing in childhood is associated with altered facial growth and dental malocclusion.”

“Drinking a gallon of water a day gives you clear skin.”

“Biohacks can meaningfully extend your lifespan.”

“Cold plunges provide major health benefits.”

“Regular sauna use is associated with lower cardiovascular and all-cause mortality and may improve some health markers.”

“Losing weight permanently damages your metabolism.”

“Fasting triggers autophagy in a way that gives you special health benefits.”

“The Blue Zones are a reliable guide to living longer.”

“Biological age tests can accurately tell you how fast you’re aging.”

“Rapamycin slows aging in healthy people.”

“Metformin slows aging in healthy people.”

“HBOT slows aging, improves brain function, and speeds recovery in healthy people.”

“HBOT is an effective treatment for selected medical conditions.”

“Microplastics in food and the environment are harming your health.”

“Fluoride in drinking water lowers kids’ IQ.”

“Grounding or earthing improves your health.”

“Consumer health wearables provide accurate, useful health data.”

“A person at a higher body weight cannot be healthy.”

“Cleaning between the teeth with floss or another suitable device improves dental health.”

“Mouthwash can replace brushing and flossing.”

“Some over-the-counter peroxide whitening products can whiten natural teeth in the short term.”

“Antibiotics help treat colds and the flu.”

“Statins lower the risk of heart attacks and strokes.”

“Greasy food cures a hangover.”

“Drinking more alcohol the next day cures a hangover.”

“IV vitamin drips cure hangovers.”

“Minoxidil regrows hair.”

“Biotin supplements regrow hair.”

“Everyday 5G and Wi-Fi exposure within public limits has been shown to cause health problems.”

“Good posture prevents back pain.”

“The flu shot can give you the flu.”

“Topical retinoids can reduce acne and some signs of photoaging.”

“A well-formulated topical vitamin C product can modestly improve some pigmentation and photoaging signs.”

“Some topical niacinamide products can modestly improve skin barrier function, uneven tone or photoaging signs.”

“Birth control pills cause major weight gain for most women.”

“Severe PMS is just something women have to live with.”

“Erectile dysfunction usually means low testosterone.”

“Every older man with low testosterone needs treatment.”

“LDL cholesterol doesn’t cause heart disease.”

“ApoB predicts heart risk better than LDL cholesterol.”

“Lp(a) raises heart disease risk even if your regular cholesterol looks normal.”

“Slightly high blood pressure is harmless if you feel fine.”

“Prediabetes doesn’t matter unless it turns into diabetes.”

“Vaginal probiotics can help prevent recurrent bacterial vaginosis.”

“Scientists know exactly how sleep loss changes your hunger hormones.”

“GLP-1 weight-loss drugs have no major downsides.”

“Ultra-processed foods make it easier to overeat.”

“Regularly eating more processed meat increases health risk.”

“Honey, maple syrup, agave and similar “natural” caloric sweeteners are substantially healthier than table sugar.”

“Eating beans, lentils or other pulses can modestly support weight loss.”

“Lemon water meaningfully boosts your metabolism.”

“Some collagen supplements can modestly reduce osteoarthritis joint pain.”

“Stretching after a workout prevents next-day soreness.”

“Melatonin is safe to take regularly.”

“Depression is caused by a simple chemical imbalance in the brain.”

“MDMA is a proven treatment for PTSD.”

“Testosterone therapy is safe and worth it for most men with low testosterone.”

“Vaginal probiotics treat an active yeast infection.”

“Statin side effects are much more common than clinical trials show.”

“Finasteride can slow loss and regrow some hair in men with androgenetic alopecia.”

“Seasonal flu vaccination provides little meaningful protection.”

“Birth control pills cause major mood changes for most women.”

“Most adults should have Lp(a) checked at least once.”

“Vaginal probiotics can help prevent recurrent yeast infections.”

“Vaccines cause autism.”

“High cortisol is why you have stubborn belly fat.”

“Seed cycling balances your hormones.”

“Cardio is the best exercise for weight loss.”

“Walking doesn’t count as real exercise.”

“You can’t be healthy if you eat fast food.”

“You can’t lose weight if you eat fast food.”

“Processed foods are unhealthy.”

“You have to eat “clean” to be healthy.”

“Carbs make you fat.”

“Cutting carbs is the fastest way to lose weight.”

“Sugar is toxic.”

“Eating sugar causes diabetes.”

“Fruit has too much sugar to be healthy.”

“Honey is healthier than regular sugar.”

“Sea salt is healthier than table salt.”

“Gluten-free foods are healthier for everyone.”

“Skipping meals slows your metabolism.”

“A multivitamin can make up for a poor diet.”

“If you can’t pronounce an ingredient, you shouldn’t eat it.”

“Natural foods and ingredients are always safer and healthier.”

“Food preservatives are toxic.”

“Beef tallow is healthier than seed oils for cooking.”

“Creatine damages your kidneys.”

“Creatine causes hair loss.”

“High-dose vitamin D prevents major diseases.”

“Being thin means you’re healthy.”

“Sunscreen causes vitamin D deficiency.”

“Waking up early is healthier than sleeping later.”

“You can train yourself to need less sleep.”

“Blue-light-blocking glasses meaningfully improve sleep.”

“Everyone should take a probiotic.”

“Zinc prevents or shortens colds.”

“Fast food doesn’t mold because it’s full of harmful chemicals.”

“Chemicals in food are bad for you.”

“A food is unhealthy if it has more than five ingredients.”

“Organic, raw or coconut sugar is healthier than regular sugar.”

“Food in Europe is healthier because Europe bans ingredients that the United States allows.”

“Bread, pasta and sweets in Europe do not affect your body the way American versions do.”

“Humans are not supposed to drink milk after infancy.”

“Lectins and antinutrients make beans, lentils and chickpeas harmful.”

“Whole grains are inflammatory and damage the gut.”

“Potatoes are basically sugar and cause insulin resistance.”

“Tomatoes, peppers, eggplant and potatoes are inflammatory because they are nightshades.”

“Pork is uniquely toxic or unhealthy.”

“Conventionally raised chicken is inherently unhealthy.”

“Arsenic makes rice poisonous and unsafe to eat.”

“Corn is inflammatory, basically sugar and nutritionally worthless.”

“Soy is harmful because phytoestrogens disrupt human hormones.”

“Peanuts are unhealthy because of aflatoxins, lectins and omega-6 fats.”

“Antinutrients make nuts and seeds toxic.”

“Oxalates make spinach dangerous for everyone.”

“Broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables harm the thyroid.”

“Carrots have too much sugar to be healthy.”

“Oats are bad for you because of gluten, avenin, phytic acid or blood-sugar spikes.”

“Mushrooms are hard to digest and not meant for humans.”

“Fermented foods are harmful because of histamine, microbes and fermentation byproducts.”

“Tea is unhealthy because caffeine, tannins and oxalates deplete nutrients or harm the body.”

“Olive oil is unhealthy because it is processed fat.”

“Avocados are unhealthy because they are high in fat.”

“Bananas have too much sugar to be healthy.”

“Dried fruit is basically candy and is unhealthy.”

“Chili peppers damage the gut.”

“Garlic and onions are inflammatory and unhealthy.”

“Watermelon has too much sugar to be healthy.”

“People should avoid all animal foods to be healthy.”

“Plant foods are unnecessary and potentially harmful.”

“If a food contains an antinutrient or a potentially harmful compound, the food is toxic.”

“If a food raises blood sugar or insulin, it is unhealthy.”

“Foods humans did not evolve to eat are unhealthy.”

“If a food causes symptoms in some people, everyone should avoid it.”

“Calling a food inflammatory or gut-damaging proves it is unhealthy.”

“GMO foods are unsafe to eat.”

“GMOs cause cancer.”

“Non-GMO foods are healthier.”

“GMO foods cause allergies.”

“Eating GMO food changes your DNA.”

“Glyphosate residues on food make it dangerous.”

“Testosterone booster supplements work.”

“Every man over 50 needs PSA screening.”

“Frequent ejaculation changes prostate cancer risk.”

“Saw palmetto helps an enlarged prostate.”

“Mobile phones lower sperm count.”

“Using a laptop on your lap lowers sperm count.”

“Tight underwear lowers sperm count.”

“Sperm counts are collapsing worldwide.”

“Male menopause is real.”

“Vasectomy raises prostate cancer risk.”

“Adrenal fatigue is a real diagnosis.”

“Estrogen dominance causes most women's symptoms.”

“At-home saliva hormone tests can guide treatment.”

“Natural desiccated thyroid is better than levothyroxine.”

“Plastics such as BPA and phthalates wreck your hormones.”

“Kelp or iodine supplements support the thyroid.”

“A liver detox balances hormones.”

“Fluoride toothpaste prevents cavities.”

“Electric toothbrushes clean better than manual ones.”

“Oil pulling improves oral health.”

“Charcoal toothpaste whitens teeth safely.”

“Silver amalgam fillings make you sick.”

“Root canals cause disease elsewhere in the body.”

“You should brush right after eating.”

“Sugar-free xylitol gum helps your teeth.”

“Gum disease raises heart disease risk.”

“Sugar-free gum helps your teeth.”