B
Evidence Grade B
Graded
under review
Safe to Cite
Aging
$50,000
$50,000 -- civil penalty per violation for FTC (2024)
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Evidence graded
Value
$50,000
Unit
Currency Usd
Data Vintage
2024
Entity
Evidence Quality
B
Strong, reliable evidence
Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.
Single source - not yet corroborated
Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
FTC
Primary
Tier B
https://www.sedric.ai/blog/influencer-compliance ↗
Source Article
Finfluencer Compliance for Financial Services (2026 Guide)
Sedric Team
Communications
Influencer compliance — also called finfluencer compliance — is the process regulated firms use to ensure that paid endorsements, testimonials, and promotional content created by third-party influencers (or "finfluencers") — whether published on social media, podcasts, vid…
Original Research
FTC
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Methodology
FTC trade-regulation rule authorising civil penalties for fake reviews and testimonials
Methodology documented
Trend Over Time
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 (current) | $50,000 | |
| 2026 | $50,120 | +0.2% |
Segmentation
Industrymarketing
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FTC: $50,000 civil penalty per violation. Source: FTC (2024). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/ftc-fake-reviews-penalty-2024
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