MSG Is Harmful

Claim: Consuming monosodium glutamate (MSG) in typical dietary amounts causes toxic reactions, headaches, and other adverse health effects.

MIXED EVIDENCE Worldwide#msg#food-additives#nutrition
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Bullshit score
48.6/ 100

Mixed signals

#71 · Mixed evidence

7-day change —How is this calculated?
Model confidence48%
Checks1
Search interest1 / 7d

Why this score?

  1. 01The effect drops to random noise when the subject does not know the method was applied or receives a sham.[Q3]

    Blinding test · How the model answered: 83.3% · Bullshit weight: 1.00

  2. 02It exploits fear or uncertainty to push people to abandon verified protective or medical procedures for unproven alternatives.[Q10]

    Risk asymmetry · How the model answered: 54.8% · Bullshit weight: 1.00

  3. 03It produces unverifiable ad-hoc explanations whose only function is to protect the core claim from refutation.[Q1]

    Error feedback · How the model answered: 57.9% · Bullshit weight: 0.85

Score history

Oct 30, 2026
0255075100 48.6 Oct 30, 2026

Search interest · 14d

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