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Dave Asprey X post: marijuana shrinks your brain

Public-discourse source documenting the viral claim. Use for claim-accountability context only, not as clinical evidence.

ArticleGeneral published source
Source type
Article
Access type
Publisher
Publisher
X
Date
2026-07
Added
2026-07-04

Trust profile

VV Source Trust Matrix v1.0

VV Source Trust Matrix v1.0 asks whether this source is trustworthy for the claim lane being used, not whether every possible claim from it is equally strong.

60

General published source

Publisher type
General media
Bias profile
Elevated

This source is strongest for consumer context and regulatory status and weaker for safety and trial discovery.

VV Source Fit Score 1.0

Fit by use case

Fit scores are role-specific. A source can be excellent for one claim lane and weak for another.

Frameworks ->
Regulatory status
54/100
Weak Support
Clinical outcomes
54/100
Weak Support
Mechanism
54/100
Weak Support
Safety
54/100
Weak Support
Consumer context
67/100
Context Source
Trial discovery
54/100
Weak Support

Best used for

  • Context
  • Public narrative

Weak for

  • Clinical claims
  • Safety conclusions
  • Regulatory status

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Government public-health source for community water fluoridation benefits, recommended concentration context, dental equity framing, and CDC’s current population-level cavity-prevention position.

Trust score
91
Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Access
Official
Usage
13 connections
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CDC: About Parasites

Government public-health background defining protozoa, helminths, and ectoparasites so the article can affirm that parasites are medically real without validating universal cleanse claims.

Trust score
91
Publisher
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Access
Official
Usage
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CDC: Home testing for mold is not recommended

Government consumer-safety source for the testing boundary, used to explain why CDC does not recommend routine mold testing to decide whether mold is making someone sick.

Trust score
91
Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Access
Official
Usage
9 connections
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CDC: Mold

Government public-health source for mold health effects, susceptible populations, cleanup basics, and the position that visible or smelled mold should be removed without relying on species testing.

Trust score
91
Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Access
Official
Usage
12 connections
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Topic tags

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