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Check the health claims in your feed against real peer reviewed research.

Bloomscroll explains evidence. It doesn't diagnose or give medical advice.

What Bloomscroll is

Bloomscroll is a web tool and browser extension that checks health and appearance claims against published biomedical research. You paste a claim, a link, or an article; Bloomscroll pulls out the parts that are actually testable, searches Europe PMC — an open index of over 45 million peer reviewed biomedical papers — and returns a verdict for each claim on a five tier scale, with citations you can open. It only cites papers it actually retrieved, and every citation is validated against that retrieved set before it renders, so a fabricated source cannot appear in a result. It explains what the research says and how strong it is. It does not diagnose, treat, or give medical advice.

try it now

See a graded verdict — no signup.

One click on a real, prefilled sample claim. The output below is what you get when you run your own.

“Daily sunscreen use reduces skin cancer risk over time.”

how it works

How it works

Four steps. About twelve seconds from claim to verdict.

Step 01

Paste anything

Step 02

It finds the real claims

Step 03

It searches the literature

Step 04

Evidence, graded

SUPPORTEDMIXED EVIDENCEWEAK EVIDENCENO EVIDENCENOT TESTABLESeveral independent studies agree, and betterquality work hasn't overturned them.EVIDENCE STRENGTHhow the retrieved papers splitsupportsconflictsunclear126 papers weighedtrials and large reviews, pointing one wayCITED IN THE ANSWER123every one opens the real paper1one of five tiers, never true/false2how much research is behind it3the sources, clickable

use cases

What to check with it

Anything you'd normally scroll past uncritically. Bloomscroll works on:

TikTok

Health advice from creators

Supplement claims, hormone hacks, "5 things I did to fix my acne." Paste the link or the caption.

YouTube

Wellness and looksmaxxing videos

Mewing, cold plunges, biohacking routines, jaw-training gadgets. We read the captions and check the claims.

Reddit

Supplement and fitness threads

Anything from r/Nootropics, r/Fitness, r/SkincareAddiction. Paste the post link and we pull the text.

Articles

"A new study says…" posts

Wellness sites, blog posts, screenshotted headlines. Paste the URL or the text you saw.

Diet

Calorie and macro rules

"Never eat carbs after 6pm," seed-oil takes, fasting claims. Check what the actual trials show.

Skincare

Routines and ingredient hype

Retinol, snail mucin, red-light masks. See what has real trials behind it and what doesn't.

verdict scale

What the verdicts mean

Every check lands on one of five tiers. Never a bare true or false — always the honest picture of how much the literature actually says.

Supported

Multiple decent studies point the same way.

Why it lands here · Several independent studies agree. Ideally trials or large reviews, and better quality work hasn't overturned them.

For example: Sunscreen lowering skin cancer risk. Decades of trials and large cohorts line up.

Safe to act on, with the usual caveat that averages aren't you.

Mixed evidence

Real studies exist, and they disagree.

Why it lands here · The research genuinely conflicts. Some studies find an effect, others find none, and neither side has clearly won.

For example: Diet and acne. Some studies link them, plenty don't.

Treat confident claims either way as overstating it.

Weak evidence

Something exists, but it's thin. Tiny samples, animal studies, or no control groups.

Why it lands here · The only evidence is thin. A few small studies, animal or lab work, or no control group to rule out coincidence.

For example: Mewing and the jawline. A handful of small observational papers, no controlled trials in adults.

Worth noticing, not worth building a routine around.

No evidence found

We searched the literature and found nothing that backs the claim.

Why it lands here · We searched the literature and found nothing that tests the claim. Absence of evidence isn't proof it's false, just that no one has shown it.

For example: Fringe looksmaxxing hacks that never made it into a study.

Nobody has checked. Anyone claiming proof is inventing it.

Not a testable claim

An opinion or a vibe, not a checkable fact. That's fine. It just isn't science.

Why it lands here · There's nothing to measure. It's an opinion, an aesthetic preference, or a definition. Science can't grade it, and that's fine.

For example: "This jaw looks better" is taste, not a testable fact.

Disagree freely — no study can settle it for you.

install

Wherever you scroll

Bloomscroll works from your phone's share menu and your desktop browser. Pick your device. Each setup takes under a minute.

See install guides for every platform

Takes about a minute — iPhone, Android, or Chrome.

pricing

Stay clear-headed while you scroll.

Free covers a few checks a month. Sprout gives you 150 for daily use. Canopy is the one that removes the cap entirely.

Seed

$0

For the casual scroller

  • ✓5 checks a month
  • ✓All five verdict grades
  • ✓Real, clickable citations
free forever
most popular

Sprout

$29.99/year

For the daily scroller

  • ✓150 checks a month
  • ✓Saved check history
  • ✓Shareable verdict cards
  • ✓Priority pipeline
coming soon
Unlimited

Canopy

$119.99/year

For the completionist

  • ∞Unlimited checks — no monthly cap
  • ✓Everything in Sprout
  • ✓Faster processing
  • ✓Deeper citation detail and export
  • ✓Early access to new features
coming soon

ready when you are

Your feed says a lot. Check it.

No credit card. Free tier stays free.

FAQ

Questions, answered

What is Bloomscroll?

A tool that checks the health and appearance claims you see in your feed against real scientific literature. Paste a link, a caption, or a claim you saw. It pulls out what's actually checkable, searches Europe PMC for evidence, and shows what the research says with real, clickable citations.

How is this different from asking an AI chatbot?

Chatbots invent sources when they don't know. Bloomscroll only cites papers it actually retrieved from Europe PMC, and every citation is validated against the retrieved set before it renders. A fabricated source can't reach your screen. You also get a graded verdict, not a yes or no.

Does it store what I check?

Checks run against your account, so we store your monthly check count and the claims you've run — that's what makes your allowance and history work across the web app, the extension, and your phone. The browser extension itself does nothing until you invoke it: no background page reading, no cross-site tracking, no analytics pixels. Full detail on the privacy page.

Is this medical advice?

No. Bloomscroll explains what published research says about a claim and how strong that research is. It doesn't diagnose, treat, or replace a clinician. If you're deciding on a treatment, talk to an actual professional.

Why five verdicts instead of true or false?

Because most claims of this kind are neither. They're under-researched, contested, or not empirical at all. The scale runs from supported through mixed, weak, and no evidence found, to not a testable claim — so thin evidence reads as thin instead of being rounded up to a verdict it hasn't earned.

Is the free tier really free?

Yes, and it needs no card. The built-in example claims don't count against your monthly allowance either, so you can see what a real graded result looks like before spending any of it.

What platforms does it work on right now?

YouTube (we read the captions), TikTok (the caption), Reddit posts, and any web article we can load. Instagram blocks this kind of access for every third-party tool. For IG, paste the caption yourself.

Questions, answered

What is Bloomscroll?

A tool that checks the health and appearance claims you see in your feed against real scientific literature. Paste a link, a caption, or a claim you saw. It pulls out what's actually checkable, searches Europe PMC for evidence, and shows what the research says with real, clickable citations.

How is this different from asking an AI chatbot?

Chatbots invent sources when they don't know. Bloomscroll only cites papers it actually retrieved from Europe PMC, and every citation is validated against the retrieved set before it renders. A fabricated source can't reach your screen. You also get a graded verdict, not a yes or no.

Does it store what I check?

Checks run against your account, so we store your monthly check count and the claims you've run — that's what makes your allowance and history work across the web app, the extension, and your phone. The browser extension itself does nothing until you invoke it: no background page reading, no cross-site tracking, no analytics pixels. Full detail on the privacy page.

Is this medical advice?

No. Bloomscroll explains what published research says about a claim and how strong that research is. It doesn't diagnose, treat, or replace a clinician. If you're deciding on a treatment, talk to an actual professional.

Why five verdicts instead of true or false?

Because most claims of this kind are neither. They're under-researched, contested, or not empirical at all. The scale runs from supported through mixed, weak, and no evidence found, to not a testable claim — so thin evidence reads as thin instead of being rounded up to a verdict it hasn't earned.

Is the free tier really free?

Yes, and it needs no card. The built-in example claims don't count against your monthly allowance either, so you can see what a real graded result looks like before spending any of it.

What platforms does it work on right now?

YouTube (we read the captions), TikTok (the caption), Reddit posts, and any web article we can load. Instagram blocks this kind of access for every third-party tool. For IG, paste the caption yourself.