Fact-Checking Policy

What gets fact-checked

Three classes of claim, each with a different verification standard:

Clinical claims

Includes: drug names, dose ranges, indications, contraindications, drug-drug interactions, mechanism of action, FDA approval status, black-box warnings, common adverse effects.

Verifier: Dr. Adam Kennah, MD, with independent verification by Dr. John Berg, PharmD on claims concerning compounding or pharmacy operations.

Primary sources accepted: FDA-approved package inserts, FDA Drug Safety Communications, FDA Approved Drug Products (Orange Book), peer-reviewed clinical trials, USP General Chapters, state board of pharmacy disciplinary records.

Pricing & insurance claims

Includes: provider list prices, intro rates, ongoing rates, annual totals, insurance coverage status, prior-authorization criteria, HSA/FSA eligibility.

Verifier: Maria Torres (Contributing Editor, Pricing).

Primary sources accepted: The provider's own patient-facing website on the date of citation, the carrier's published formulary, CMS public coverage policies, state Medicaid drug formularies.

Regulatory & policy claims

Includes: FDA enforcement-discretion timelines, FDA shortage list status, FDA warning letters, state board actions, CMS coverage rule changes, HHS guidance.

Verifier: Amanda Chen (Lead Editor).

Primary sources accepted: Federal Register notices, FDA Guidance for Industry documents, FDA press releases, CMS National/Local Coverage Determinations, state board of pharmacy press releases.

Sources we do not accept as primary

• Anonymous online forums (Reddit, etc.) — useful for understanding patient experience but not for verifying factual claims.
• Star averages on Trustpilot, Google Reviews, or BBB without sample-size disclosure.
• AI-summarized aggregator sites (e.g. AI-generated "best of" listicles).
• Press releases reproduced verbatim from a reviewed provider without primary-source corroboration.
• Statements made on a provider's marketing pages without a linkable underlying source.
• Wikipedia — useful as a starting point, never as the citation.

How the workflow runs

1. Drafting. The lead editor (Amanda Chen) or contributing editor writes a draft with inline citations to primary sources.
2. Pricing pass. Maria Torres re-verifies every dollar figure against the provider's current patient-facing page and stamps the page with verification date.
3. Clinical pass. Dr. Kennah reviews medication, dosing, contraindication, and mechanism content. For NexLife-specific clinical claims, Dr. Berg conducts an independent secondary review.
4. Citation pass. Every external claim is checked for a working link to a primary source. Broken or moved sources are replaced or removed.
5. Publication. The page is stamped with the reviewer's name and review date.
6. Re-review. Pages with pricing claims are re-verified every 30 days. Pages with regulatory claims are re-verified every 90 days. Pages with stable clinical content are re-verified every 180 days.

How readers can verify our work

• Every page carries a fact-check attribution line with the reviewer's name and date.
• Every external claim links to the primary source where possible.
• Every reviewer has a public bio with declared conflicts (see team).
• Every correction is publicly logged (see corrections).
• Every conflict of interest is publicly named (see conflicts).

If we get it wrong

Send the URL and the disputed claim to glpagonists@gmail.com. We acknowledge within seven business days and publish corrections (with a dated note on the page) within 14 business days when the claim cannot be defended against a primary source.