Proof has levels.
Use this ladder to label what kind of claim you are looking at before deciding how much weight to give it.
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What has been studied in people?
Clinical evidence can support a compound or intervention under specific study conditions. It does not automatically verify a seller, batch, vial, or personal use case.
What has an agency actually reviewed or approved?
Regulatory status is a separate lane. An FDA meeting, advisory vote, or discussion is not the same as approval.
What is the business saying about itself?
A seller page, product description, or marketing claim is useful context, not independent proof.
What does the report actually show?
A COA may support a sample or batch context depending on lab name, report ID, batch match, test date, and which tests were performed.
What did an independent sample test find?
Independent testing can be stronger for the tested sample, but one test still does not prove every future batch.
Disclosure matters
Affiliate terms, sponsorships, pricing incentives, and seller outreach belong in their own lane. Money should never masquerade as proof.
proof has levels
Use this as the visual spine for the first Proof of Peptide short.