FactMed is an independent public-interest project focused on analyzing health claims and how scientific evidence is used outside its original research context.
We do not produce new research, audit statistical validity, or provide medical recommendations. Our work operates in the space between scientific evidence and decision-making, where limited findings are often transformed into narratives that influence policy, funding, and health priorities.
Our goal is to reduce the gap between what evidence actually supports and how it is presented or acted upon.
Project Structure
The project consists of two complementary units:
Medical Fact-Checking Unit
Analyzes public health claims, especially those circulating without clear scientific grounding. The unit uses non-confrontational epistemic classifications that highlight evidence limits rather than issuing binary judgments.
Decision Impact Analysis Unit
Examines claims that influence institutional decisions — including funding, policy, and research priorities — and analyzes how scientific findings are translated into decision-oriented narratives.
What We Do Not Do
- No medical diagnosis
- No personal treatment advice
- No binary true/false verdicts
- No regulatory authority
- No institutional advocacy
Our role is analytical and explanatory, not prescriptive.
Why This Project Exists
Modern health discourse is shaped less by science itself than by how science is communicated.
The problem is not research — it is translation.
FactMed makes that translation visible, understandable, and open to scrutiny.