{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ClickCease Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.clickcease.com\/blog","author_name":"Clickcease Editor","author_url":"https:\/\/www.clickcease.com\/blog\/author\/shachar\/","title":"Is validation enough to stop fake leads? | ClickCease Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"zEYjnaGUl6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickcease.com\/blog\/is-validation-enough-to-stop-fake-leads\/\">Is validation enough to stop fake leads?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clickcease.com\/blog\/is-validation-enough-to-stop-fake-leads\/embed\/#?secret=zEYjnaGUl6\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Is validation enough to stop fake leads?&#8221; &#8212; ClickCease Blog\" data-secret=\"zEYjnaGUl6\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(c,d){\"use strict\";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display=\"none\";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if(\"link\"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement(\"a\"),a=d.createElement(\"a\"),s.href=r.getAttribute(\"src\"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener(\"message\",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",t,!1),c.addEventListener(\"load\",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf(\"MSIE 10\"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(\/Trident.*rv:11\\.\/),i=d.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+=\"#?secret=\"+r,t.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute(\"security\"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:r},\"*\")}}}}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.clickcease.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Everything-You-Need-to-Know-About-Ad-Fraud-1.png","thumbnail_width":798,"thumbnail_height":629,"description":"Why Form Validation is Only the First Line of Defense Against Invalid Conversions In Brief No, standard form validation is fundamentally insufficient for stopping fake leads. Its function is to check for data integrity and correct formatting\u2014such as ensuring an email field contains an &#8220;@&#8221; symbol\u2014not to determine the intent or origin of the submission. [&hellip;]"}