Plainly PutHow We Rule
How We Rule.
The dots, explained

Every claim we cover gets one dot. Here's what they mean — no jargon, no hedging.

● Holds Up

The evidence actually backs it. Rare — but it happens, and we'll say so loudly when it does.

● Mostly Noise

There's a real kernel of truth here — the internet just oversold it, oversimplified it, or bolted a product onto it. Most viral health stuff lands here.

● Debunked

This one's backwards. The science says the opposite — or says nothing at all.

The Reach

Our name for the week's most heroic leap from a real fact to a wild claim. Short, and a little mean — at the claim, never at you.

Here's the part that matters

We pull the actual studies first, then rule — never the other way around. We read the paper, check who ran it (and who paid for it), and link it so you can see for yourself.

If the evidence is thin, we won't fake confidence — we'll tell you it's thin. We're not here to dunk for the sport of it. We're here so you can tell what's real in five minutes, with the receipts in your hand.

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