Second Opinion

From DubaiChecked against the evidenceFree to use

Heard it somewhere? See what the research actually says.

Health claims from social media, friends and the gym, traced back to the studies behind them. Every check ends with a final verdict, the limits of the evidence and when to see a doctor.

Now checking

Browse the claims

Send in a claim

Heard something that sounds off? Send it in.

Write the claim the way you heard it. The page turns it into a message you can copy and send to whoever shared this site with you.

Required. We email you to confirm we got your claim and again when it has been reviewed. It is never shown on the site.

Claim reviews

Open a claim to see what the studies found, what to do with the information, when to see a doctor and where the evidence runs thin.

What the verdicts mean

Every claim lands on one point of the same four-step scale. Red means the evidence points the other way and green means it holds up. The marker shows where.

How a claim gets checked

The same six steps for every post, so the verdicts can be compared.

  1. Quote the claim as people say itClaims come in worded the way they are repeated.
  2. Find the strongest evidenceStart with reviews and clinical guidelines, then randomised trials, then observational studies.
  3. Check who was studiedAge, country and the outcome measured. A result in adult athletes in Europe may not apply to a teenager in Dubai.
  4. Check every figure at the sourceNumbers in a post are read from the abstract or official page of the source that is cited, and the source links are listed so you can do the same.
  5. Give a verdict and the limitsEvery post says what the evidence cannot tell us, and when to see a doctor instead of reading a website.
  6. Get it peer reviewedEach post shows a review status. It reads Pending until another person has reviewed it.

Strength of evidence, strongest first

1

Systematic reviews and clinical guidelines

Strongest
2

Randomised controlled trials

3

Cohort and case-control studies

4

Case reports, lab and animal studies

5

Expert opinion and personal stories

Weakest

Every post shows

  • The sources, linked
  • The limits of the evidence
  • When to see a doctor
  • Peer review: Pending

Who is behind this

Hi, I'm Malcolm - a Year 12 student in Dubai who's passionate about health and fitness.

I created Second Opinion because I know firsthand how confusing health information can be, especially if it's on social media.

That's exactly why Second Opinion exists. It's a free space that checks health claims against the research, so you can see how strong the evidence really is and whether something is true or not. And if there's a claim you want checked, it's completely free to submit.