Fact-check: “Kratom and cychlorphine are spreading across the country and are more deadly than fentanyl”
Verdict: Misleading (62% confidence)
The 'spreading' part is supported: CDC documents a 1,200% rise in kratom poison-center reports through 2025, and ONDCP/DEA report cychlorphine detections in 10–19 states with 55+ linked deaths. The 'more deadly than fentanyl' part is misleading: cychlorphine is approximately 10 times more potent per dose in lab assays, but fentanyl-class drugs killed an estimated 38,000–48,000 Americans in 2024–2025 versus roughly 55 confirmed cychlorphine-linked deaths nationally; kratom-associated deaths over…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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