Identity & Authority: The League – Signal Evidence & AI Readability

The League

(https://theleague.com) 📸 Data Snapshot: June 19, 2026
Identity & Authority — The Lens

Inspect the JSON-LD. Is there an Organization or Person schema, and does it carry sameAs links to real external profiles (LinkedIn, socials)? Missing schema or no identity declaration signals an anonymous entity.

Identity & Authority Expert verifiability & Schema depth.
10 Impact Weight: 15 / 100
67% Reputation

Structured data is technically sound with Organization schema and social SameAs links. However, there is a lack of Person schema for the founders or leadership team within the text, which creates an authority gap for a platform claiming to be an ‘exclusive’ arbiter of social standards.

The boldest claim is the 1,082x efficiency multiplier. While a methodology is provided, the data is anchored to NYT wedding announcements (a highly skewed dataset), creating a minor disconnect between ‘scientific efficiency’ and marketing spin. Most other claims about ‘weeding out bad actors’ are transparently described as community-reliant.

Identity & Authority is read from the structured data first: whether the site declares who it is in machine-readable schema, with verifiable identity links. Below is the schema captured per page, then the external proof links that support (or fail to support) that identity.

🔗 Identity & Technical Layer — schema JSON-LD: identity chains, entity gaps
Homepage schema
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "WebPage",
            "@id": "https://www.theleague.com/",
            "url": "https://www.theleague.com/",
            "name": "Home – The League",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://www.theleague.com/#website"
            },
            "about": {
                "@id": "https://www.theleague.com/#organization"
            },
            "datePublished": "2021-04-01T15:28:16+00:00",
            "dateModified": "2025-11-26T18:26:53+00:00",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://www.theleague.com/#breadcrumb"
            },
            "inLanguage": "en-US",
            "potentialAction": [
                {
                    "@type": "ReadAction",
                    "target": [
                        "https://www.theleague.com/"
                    ]
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://www.theleague.com/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://www.theleague.com/#website",
            "url": "https://www.theleague.com/",
            "name": "The League",
            "description": "Meet. Intelligently.",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://www.theleague.com/#organization"
            },
            "potentialAction": [
                {
                    "@type": "SearchAction",
                    "target": {
                        "@type": "EntryPoint",
                        "urlTemplate": "https://www.theleague.com/?s={search_term_string}"
                    },
                    "query-input": "required name=search_term_string"
                }
            ],
            "inLanguage": "en-US"
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://www.theleague.com/#organization",
            "name": "The League",
            "url": "https://www.theleague.com/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "inLanguage": "en-US",
                "@id": "https://www.theleague.com/#/schema/logo/image/",
                "url": "https://www.theleague.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/apple-touch-icon.png",
                "contentUrl": "https://www.theleague.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/apple-touch-icon.png",
                "width": 180,
                "height": 180,
                "caption": "The League"
            },
            "image": {
                "@id": "https://www.theleague.com/#/schema/logo/image/"
            },
            "sameAs": [
                "https://www.facebook.com/theleague",
                "https://twitter.com/theleague",
                "https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-league---date-intelligently"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
/love/
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "WebPage",
            "@id": "https://www.theleague.com/love/",
            "url": "https://www.theleague.com/love/",
            "name": "LeagueLove – The League",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://www.theleague.com/#website"
            },
            "datePublished": "2019-12-02T20:14:05+00:00",
            "dateModified": "2026-03-23T16:43:02+00:00",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://www.theleague.com/love/#breadcrumb"
            },
            "inLanguage": "en-US",
            "potentialAction": [
                {
                    "@type": "ReadAction",
                    "target": [
                        "https://www.theleague.com/love/"
                    ]
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://www.theleague.com/love/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://www.theleague.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "LeagueLove"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://www.theleague.com/#website",
            "url": "https://www.theleague.com/",
            "name": "The League",
            "description": "Meet. Intelligently.",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://www.theleague.com/#organization"
            },
            "potentialAction": [
                {
                    "@type": "SearchAction",
                    "target": {
                        "@type": "EntryPoint",
                        "urlTemplate": "https://www.theleague.com/?s={search_term_string}"
                    },
                    "query-input": "required name=search_term_string"
                }
            ],
            "inLanguage": "en-US"
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://www.theleague.com/#organization",
            "name": "The League",
            "url": "https://www.theleague.com/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "inLanguage": "en-US",
                "@id": "https://www.theleague.com/#/schema/logo/image/",
                "url": "https://www.theleague.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/apple-touch-icon.png",
                "contentUrl": "https://www.theleague.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/apple-touch-icon.png",
                "width": 180,
                "height": 180,
                "caption": "The League"
            },
            "image": {
                "@id": "https://www.theleague.com/#/schema/logo/image/"
            },
            "sameAs": [
                "https://www.facebook.com/theleague",
                "https://twitter.com/theleague",
                "https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-league---date-intelligently"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
/faqs/
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "WebPage",
            "@id": "https://www.theleague.com/faqs-en/",
            "url": "https://www.theleague.com/faqs-en/",
            "name": "Website FAQ - English – The League",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://www.theleague.com/#website"
            },
            "datePublished": "2016-04-21T01:46:34+00:00",
            "dateModified": "2026-02-18T18:56:56+00:00",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://www.theleague.com/faqs-en/#breadcrumb"
            },
            "inLanguage": "en-US",
            "potentialAction": [
                {
                    "@type": "ReadAction",
                    "target": [
                        "https://www.theleague.com/faqs-en/"
                    ]
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://www.theleague.com/faqs-en/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://www.theleague.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Website FAQ – English"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://www.theleague.com/#website",
            "url": "https://www.theleague.com/",
            "name": "The League",
            "description": "Meet. Intelligently.",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://www.theleague.com/#organization"
            },
            "potentialAction": [
                {
                    "@type": "SearchAction",
                    "target": {
                        "@type": "EntryPoint",
                        "urlTemplate": "https://www.theleague.com/?s={search_term_string}"
                    },
                    "query-input": "required name=search_term_string"
                }
            ],
            "inLanguage": "en-US"
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://www.theleague.com/#organization",
            "name": "The League",
            "url": "https://www.theleague.com/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "inLanguage": "en-US",
                "@id": "https://www.theleague.com/#/schema/logo/image/",
                "url": "https://www.theleague.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/apple-touch-icon.png",
                "contentUrl": "https://www.theleague.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/apple-touch-icon.png",
                "width": 180,
                "height": 180,
                "caption": "The League"
            },
            "image": {
                "@id": "https://www.theleague.com/#/schema/logo/image/"
            },
            "sameAs": [
                "https://www.facebook.com/theleague",
                "https://twitter.com/theleague",
                "https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-league---date-intelligently"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
/safety/
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "WebPage",
            "@id": "https://www.theleague.com/safety/",
            "url": "https://www.theleague.com/safety/",
            "name": "Safety – The League",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://www.theleague.com/#website"
            },
            "datePublished": "2022-03-04T21:53:10+00:00",
            "dateModified": "2025-09-15T22:15:21+00:00",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://www.theleague.com/safety/#breadcrumb"
            },
            "inLanguage": "en-US",
            "potentialAction": [
                {
                    "@type": "ReadAction",
                    "target": [
                        "https://www.theleague.com/safety/"
                    ]
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://www.theleague.com/safety/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://www.theleague.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Safety"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://www.theleague.com/#website",
            "url": "https://www.theleague.com/",
            "name": "The League",
            "description": "Meet. Intelligently.",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://www.theleague.com/#organization"
            },
            "potentialAction": [
                {
                    "@type": "SearchAction",
                    "target": {
                        "@type": "EntryPoint",
                        "urlTemplate": "https://www.theleague.com/?s={search_term_string}"
                    },
                    "query-input": "required name=search_term_string"
                }
            ],
            "inLanguage": "en-US"
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://www.theleague.com/#organization",
            "name": "The League",
            "url": "https://www.theleague.com/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "inLanguage": "en-US",
                "@id": "https://www.theleague.com/#/schema/logo/image/",
                "url": "https://www.theleague.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/apple-touch-icon.png",
                "contentUrl": "https://www.theleague.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/apple-touch-icon.png",
                "width": 180,
                "height": 180,
                "caption": "The League"
            },
            "image": {
                "@id": "https://www.theleague.com/#/schema/logo/image/"
            },
            "sameAs": [
                "https://www.facebook.com/theleague",
                "https://twitter.com/theleague",
                "https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-league---date-intelligently"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
🛡️ Trust Signals — external proof links that back the declared identity
26Review mentions (all pages)
4External proof links (all pages)
PageReviewsProof links
/ (home) 6 1
/love/ 4 1
/faqs/ 13 1
/safety/ 3 1