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Calley Means is a co-founder of Truemed.

Posted by The Joe Rogan Experience, Checked

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The Joe Rogan ExperienceNov 6, 2026
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Calley Means is a health advocate, author, and former senior advisor to the United States Department of Health and Human Services. He is also a co-founder of Truemed and co-author of the book "Good Energy" with his sister Casey Means, MD. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/727184/good-energy-by-casey-means-md-and-calley-means/ www.calleymeans.com Perplexity: Download the app or ask Perplexity anything at …

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Multiple tier1 sources, including AP and PolitiFact, identify Calley Means as a co-founder of Truemed, which was co-founded in 2022, so the claim holds as of 2026-11-06. Later reporting says he divested his stake and left the company in 2025, which does not change his co-founder status.

This claim is about the present, so it is judged as of the day it was checked.

What we found

Supports. AP's June 2025 reporting describes Means as the co-founder of Truemed, an online wellness platform.[1][4]

Supports. PolitiFact states Truemed was co-founded in 2022 by Calley Means, a close ally of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.[2]

Supports. Reuters (Feb 2026) notes Means no longer owns Truemed, a company once owned by him, which concerns his stake rather than his founding role.[3]

Context. Sources report that Means divested from Truemed and left the company in 2025, after which he was described as a former co-founder with a stake sold. This affects present-tense ownership, not the fact of co-founding.[2][5][6]

Sources

6 sources: 3 fact-checkers, 3 not rated

  1. 1Calley Means: RFK Jr.'s MAHA warrior with a wellness company | AP...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
  2. 2Health Savings Accounts, backed by GOP, cover fancy saunas but ...politifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
  3. 3Kennedy ally Casey Means edges closer to US Surgeon General jobreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
  4. 4Top RFK Jr. aide attacks US health system while running company that promotes wellness alternativesdailynews.com · not rated · cited for: supports
  5. 5Truemed Lands $34M To Grow HSA/FSA Purchase Platformathletechnews.com · not rated · cited for: context
  6. 6Calley Means | LinkedInlinkedin.com · not rated · cited for: context

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