Consumers have become increasingly aware of the impact nutrition has on health. Countless individuals have the desire to make informed decisions about their diet. Unfortunately, this desire created the opportunity for misinformation to flourish.

As nationally credentialed professionals in the dietetic field, our nutrition team is uniquely qualified to promote evidence-based nutrition information to the public. It is our responsibility to assist in identifying food and nutrition misinformation. Our fact-check service is our way of fulfilling that duty. 

Submit a claim to be fact-checked here, free of charge. Responses will include our rating of the claim (true, somewhat true, false, or lacking sufficient evidence), an explanation for our rating, and references to support our explanation.

To submit a claim to be fact-checked, please provide the following in the fields provided:

1. Claim to be fact-checked

2. Where you first discover the claim

3. Relevant attachments (i.e., articles, screenshots of social media posts)

4. Any other information you deem applicable