Fact-check: “Creatine is a hoax”
Verdict: False (97% confidence)
The documented record decisively contradicts this claim. Over 680 human clinical trials covering more than 26,000 participants have been conducted on creatine supplementation, and most meta-analyses report measurable efficacy — particularly for high-intensity exercise performance, muscular strength, lean mass, and select cognitive outcomes like memory. The NIH, the International Society of Sports Nutrition, and the FDA (which has designated creatine monohydrate as Generally Recognized as Safe)…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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