How We Research & Verify Everything on This Site
Truth About Kratom publishes consumer information about one botanical: kratom. Every page on this site follows one written standard. This page states that standard, so readers can hold us to it. The standard has four parts: sourcing rules, claim rules, a correction policy, and author accountability.
Sourcing Rules
We build claim-sensitive pages from four source types, in this order of preference:
- First, peer-reviewed research indexed in PubMed and similar databases.
- Secondly, primary government sources — the FDA, the DEA, and state statutes read in their current form.
- Thirdly, standards bodies and published investigations, including the American Kratom Association's GMP program and independent lab-testing journalism.
- Finally, large published user surveys, always labeled as self-reported data.
Pages that make research claims carry a numbered References section. Learn how we verify vendor lab documents in kratom lab testing explained.
What We Will Not Claim
Kratom is not an FDA-approved treatment for any condition. Because that is the regulatory reality, this site never claims that kratom can diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Effect-adjacent topics are covered as evidence reviews. An evidence review states what users report and what studies measured. An evidence review never promises an outcome. Where research does not exist, the page says so plainly.
Correction Policy
Errors get fixed at the source. Report an error to hello@truthaboutkratom.org. We verify the report, correct the page, and update the page's "Last reviewed" date. Material corrections are noted on the page itself. Legal pages get scheduled reviews — the state-law map is re-verified monthly, because legislation changes on that cadence.
Author Standards
Every article carries a named byline and a "Last reviewed" date. The site is edited by Glenda Lindberg, who works with subject-matter reviewers on science-heavy pages. Reviewer credits appear on the byline of the pages they checked.
Advertising Separation
This site carries one disclosed sponsor. Sponsored units are labeled, bordered, and restricted to eligible pages. The complete policy is published at our partner disclosure.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who writes Truth About Kratom?
Editor Glenda Lindberg writes and edits the site, working with subject-matter reviewers on science-heavy pages. Every article carries a byline and a review date.
How are errors handled?
Report errors to hello@truthaboutkratom.org. Verified errors are corrected at the source and the page's review date is updated.
Does the sponsor influence coverage?
No. The sponsor buys labeled banner units on eligible pages only. Editorial pages, including every buying recommendation, are produced independently.