CV-FR-06 · standards

“guaranteed results”

High False regulatory 1 of 98 standards

An outcome guarantee is not curable by evidence: no study supports a universal result. Distinct from a refund guarantee, which is a commercial term and is permitted.

How often we find it

Found on 131 of the 1,524 best-selling listings we have ruled, 135 times in total. That is 131 live product pages carrying this wording today.

What this standard rests on

FTC · US · statute

FTC Act s.5(a), 15 U.S.C. 45(a)

“unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce”

Source checked 2026-08-18.

FTC · US · guidance

FTC Health Products Compliance Guidance (December 2022)

“health-benefit claims generally require randomised, controlled human clinical testing; this is the document Walmart's substantiation checklist is asking about”

Source checked 2026-08-18.

What kind of finding this is

An interpretation. We applied a published legal test to the published copy and reached a conclusion. Reasonable reviewers applying the same test can disagree at the margin; this is our reviewer's professional opinion, and the test is cited so you can check the reasoning.

Cite this standard

Claims Verified, standard CV-FR-06 "guaranteed results", standards v1.3.1, retrieved 16 September 2026, https://claimsverified.org/standards/CV-FR-06/

Or put it in your own policy

Marketing copy must not use "guaranteed results" or equivalent wording. See Claims Verified standard CV-FR-06 (standards v1.3.1): https://claimsverified.org/standards/CV-FR-06/

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