Show HN: HypeCheck – I built a tool that fact-checks supplement marketing
HypeCheck is a new tool designed to evaluate the legitimacy of supplement marketing by fact-checking ingredients, doses, and claims against scientific research. Users can paste URLs of product pages to receive an analysis of the supplements. The tool categorizes products as legitimate, mostly legit, or overhyped based on its findings.
- ▪HypeCheck checks supplement ingredients and claims against published research.
- ▪Users can analyze product pages, landing pages, or shop links.
- ▪The tool categorizes supplements into legitimate, mostly legit, or overhyped.
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Is it legit or just hype? Paste a supplement URL. We check ingredients, doses, and claims against published research. Analyze Paste a product page, landing page, or shop link Trending This Week NEW Boots It's a standard SPF 50 sunscreen spray with Vitamin C and hyaluronic acid, sold under a fancy proprietary formula name. Mostly Legit NEW Thorne Magnesium Bisglycinate It's a powdered magnesium glycinate supplement — a well-absorbed form of a common mineral — with monk fruit flavoring. Mostly Legit Recent Reviews View all → Iron Bisglycinate NSF (Thorne) A 25mg iron bisglycinate supplement in chelated form designed for better absorption and fewer GI side effects.
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