How we check a migraine claim

What we cover

Public claims about migraine made by people and companies who reach a lot of patients. Influencers, coaches, clinics, surgeons, supplement brands, device makers and course sellers. If a claim is being used to sell something to people with migraine, it's fair game.

We don't cover private individuals, patients sharing their own experience, or anything that wasn't said in public.

How a check works

Their words first. We show or quote the claim as it was made, with where and when. Videos are quoted from the person's own posts, and screenshots are left unedited apart from highlighting, which we always label.
Primary sources over opinions. We go to the original study, the clinical guideline, the regulator's own page or the public record, not to someone else's summary of it.
Evidence gets weighed, not counted. A randomized, sham-controlled trial tells you more than a case series, and a case series tells you more than a testimonial. When the evidence is thin or mixed we say that plainly.
Credit where it's due. If someone gets something right, we say so in the same piece.
Everything is sourced. Each piece lists its sources so you can check our work.

What we won't do

Give you medical advice. Nothing here replaces your own doctor.
Tell you to stop a treatment. If something isn't working, that's a conversation with a neurologist or headache specialist.
Publish anyone's private information, or go after people for who they are rather than what they claim.
Take money from anyone we cover, or from their competitors, to write about them.

Money and conflicts of interest

Migraine Truth has no ads, no affiliate links, no sponsors and nothing for sale.

The person behind this site also creates migraine education and sells a migraine-related consumer product under a separate brand. That brand is never promoted here. When a piece on this site covers a product category that overlaps with something the author sells, the piece says so at the top.

Corrections and replies

We get things wrong sometimes. When we do, we fix it in the piece and add a dated note saying what changed. We don't quietly edit.

If you're the subject of a piece and think something is inaccurate or missing context, email [email protected] with the specific claim, why you think it's wrong, and any evidence. We'll read it, reply, and if you're right we'll correct it. If you'd like a short statement added to the piece, we'll consider that too.

Tips

Seen a migraine claim that doesn't sound right? Send the link to [email protected]. We read every tip, though we can't cover all of them.