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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.