CV-IC-05 · standards v1.4.1

“Undisclosed material connection”

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Binary and checkable: the disclosure is on the page or it is not.

What this standard rests on

FTC · US · regulation

16 CFR 255.5

“disclosure of material connections between endorser and advertiser”

Source checked 2026-08-18.

What kind of finding this is

A fact about the page. Either the words are there or they are not, either the disclaimer is present or it is not, either the register shows a record or it does not. Anyone can check this without professional judgement.

Cite this standard

Claims Verified, standard CV-IC-05 "Undisclosed material connection", standards v1.4.1, retrieved 06 November 2026, https://claimsverified.org/standards/CV-IC-05/

Or put it in your own policy

Marketing copy must not use "Undisclosed material connection" or equivalent wording. See Claims Verified standard CV-IC-05 (standards v1.4.1): https://claimsverified.org/standards/CV-IC-05/

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