Health
Medical claims, wellness fads, and what the evidence actually supports.
Vitamin D deficiency is widely overdiagnosed in clinical practice.
SOME BS
Long-term use of levothyroxine is associated with adverse health effects.
SOME BS
Taurine supplementation supports mood and emotional health in humans.
MOSTLY BS
AI-generated deepfake X-ray images are sufficiently realistic to cause radiologists to make incorrect diagnoses.
SOME BS
Variants in the MTHFR gene are associated with increased inflammation in humans.
SOME BS
Glutathione supports detoxification processes in the human body.
NOT BS
The carnivore diet (an all-animal-product diet excluding plant foods) is beneficial to human health.
MOSTLY BS
Atrial fibrillation reduces glymphatic flow in the brain, impairing the clearance of waste metabolites.
SOME BS
Mitochondrial dysfunction is the primary cause of age-related decline in skeletal muscle.
MOSTLY BS
A person's mindset influences how other people respond to them.
HARDLY BS
BPC-157 and TB-500 peptide supplements are FDA-approved and have been scientifically proven to heal injuries and slow aging in humans.
TOTAL BS
Use of Ozempic is associated with changes in taste perception and reduced enjoyment of eating.
HARDLY BS
A daily stretch routine can improve facial symmetry.
MOSTLY BS
Cold weather causes approximately 40,000 additional cardiovascular deaths each year in the United States.
SOME BS
Vivid dreams cause people to perceive their sleep as deeper and more restorative, even when objective brain activity measurements indicate they were in a lighter sleep stage.
HARDLY BS
Individuals with both excess belly fat and low muscle mass (sarcopenic obesity) have an 83% higher risk of death compared to individuals with neither condition.
SOME BS
In controlled tests, fewer than half of experienced radiologists were able to reliably detect AI-generated deepfake X-ray images.
SOME BS
Corticosteroid injections are more effective than physiotherapy or rehabilitation in treating chronic tendon injuries.
TOTAL BS
Corticosteroid injections provide effective long-term relief for musculoskeletal injuries such as tendinopathy and rotator cuff tears.
TOTAL BSNo checks match that verdict.