Trust & Proof: Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) | Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) – Signal Evidence & AI Readability

Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) | Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP)

(https://www.asa.org.uk) 📸 Data Snapshot: May 21, 2026
Trust & Proof — The Lens

Count trust words (review, testimonial, rating, verified) against real outbound proof links (Google, Trustpilot, Clutch, G2, Yelp). Lots of trust language with zero verification links is trust theatre. Unlinked logo galleries count against it.

Trust & Proof Verifiable evidence vs. Trust Theatre.
20 Impact Weight: 20 / 100
100% Reputation

The site avoids trust theatre patterns entirely. While the crawler detected a review_count of 7 on the homepage, these are likely counts of recent rulings or advice items rather than marketing testimonials; the site does not use generic ‘Trusted by X’ badges or unverified 5-star graphics. Proof links count is low but the content itself serves as a public record, providing primary source evidence for all regulatory claims.

The ratio of verifiable evidence to assertions is high. For every regulatory assertion, there is a corresponding ‘Published ruling’ or ‘AdviceOnline’ article. The presence of 8 specific rulings from 20 May 2026 across the sub-pages constitutes a massive evidence base that dwarfs any minor marketing-style headings.

Trust & Proof is read by weighing trust language against real verification. Below is the page-by-page tally of review mentions and external proof links, then the schema markup that may (or may not) declare verifiable ratings and identity proof.

🛡️ Trust Signals — reviews, proof links, trust-theatre check
31Review mentions (all pages)
6External proof links (all pages)
PageReviewsProof links
/ (home) 7 1
/codes-and-rulings/rulings.html 4 1
/advice-and-resources/news.html 8 1
/advice-and-resources/training-and-events.html 4 1
/newsletter.html 4 1
/issues-and-topics.html 4 1
🔗 Identity & Technical Layer — schema JSON-LD: declared ratings, reviews & identity proof
Homepage — no schema detected (entity gap)
/codes-and-rulings/rulings.html — no schema detected (entity gap)
/advice-and-resources/news.html — no schema detected (entity gap)
/advice-and-resources/training-and-events.html — no schema detected (entity gap)
/newsletter.html — no schema detected (entity gap)
/issues-and-topics.html — no schema detected (entity gap)
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