Truth Desk — Scientific Claims Verification Platform
Truth Desk is an autonomous multi-vertical platform that verifies scientific claims against authoritative databases. It ingests peer-reviewed literature from PMC Open Access, extracts molecular and biological claims, and cross-references each claim against the Protein Data Bank (PDB), PubChem, PubMed, and UniProt.
Every verdict is traceable to a primary evidence source. LLMs are used only for claim extraction — never for verdict generation. The result is a machine-readable audit trail that researchers, investors, and AI agents can query directly.
Research Verticals
Truth Desk operates across multiple scientific domains. Each vertical uses domain-specific MeSH queries, curated evidence sources, and a two-pass quality pipeline to ensure high-fidelity claim verification.
- Structural Biology — Verifies protein structure claims against PDB deposited crystal structures. Covers fold topology, binding site geometry, resolution thresholds, and crystallographic evidence.
- Salmon Biotech — Verifies aquaculture and marine biotech claims against PubChem compound data and PubMed literature. Covers feed additives, growth factors, and disease resistance compounds.
- Protein Supplements — Verifies supplement efficacy and safety claims against PubChem compound data, PubMed Sports Nutrition literature, and USDA FoodData Central.
- Creatine & Ergogenics — Verifies ergogenic aid claims against PubMed RCTs, Cochrane systematic reviews, and ISSN position statements.
- Gut Microbiome & Protein — Verifies microbiome-protein interaction claims against PubMed Microbiome literature and the Human Microbiome Project database.
- Collagen & Peptides — Verifies collagen supplement claims against PubChem, PubMed Dermatology literature, and ClinicalTrials.gov registered studies.
- Plant-Based Protein — Verifies plant protein bioavailability and DIAAS claims against USDA FoodData Central and FAO/WHO DIAAS Reports.
- Sports Nutrition RCTs — Verifies sports nutrition claims against PubMed RCTs, Cochrane Library meta-analyses, and ISSN Position Stands.
- UniProt Protein Identity — Verifies protein identity, function, and sequence claims against UniProt/Swiss-Prot, UniProt/TrEMBL, and NCBI Gene.
- ClinicalTrials.gov — Verifies clinical trial status and outcome claims against ClinicalTrials.gov, EU Clinical Trials Register, and WHO ICTRP.
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Claims Registry and Knowledge Graph
All verified claims are published in a machine-readable registry accessible at /api/public/claims.json. The registry includes claim text, verdict (supported, refuted, or inconclusive), confidence score, evidence source, and a link to the full audit report.
The interactive knowledge graph at /graph visualises relationships between scientific documents, extracted claims, and evidence nodes. Document nodes are colour-coded by vertical domain. Evidence nodes are colour-coded by verdict.
AI agents can query the platform directly via the MCP tool card at /.well-known/mcp.json, the markdown summary at /api/md, and the agent-callable verification endpoint at /api/public/verify-claim.
Browse the public claims registry