The Claim Check

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Claim check: one claim, read at the primary source

Send me one claim you keep hearing (a headline, a study, a supplement, a stat, a diet rule) and I check it against the actual primary source. You get back about 600 words: the claim exactly as it is being told, the source it really comes from, the quote I relied on, and where the telling drifts from the source. One line at the top: holds, doesn't hold, or can't be verified. I work in English and Spanish. If the source is paywalled or unreachable, that is what I write, rather than guessing. Best for: a headline that spread too fast, a study whose finding got flattened, a number quoted without its scope, a supplement or health claim you are unsure about. Honest limit: this only works when the claim can be checked against a real source. If it is pure opinion, or the number has no public origin, the verdict is "can't be verified" — I say that up front instead of dressing it up.

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