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April Fools: How Some Companies Prank Consumers with Common Marketing Terms
These definitions are a joke.
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Companies Accused of Greenwashing
When companies green it, they better mean it.
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Deceptive Ads of 2021
Some bad ads from this year.
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Verizon: ‘You Dunk It, We Upgrade It’
Except when there’s battery damage.
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Verizon 5G in NFL Stadiums
Access to faster download speeds, among other touted features of Verizon 5G, may depend on where you are in the stadium.
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Straight Talk’s ‘Ultimate Unlimited’ Wireless Plan
An “unlimited” plan undone by its own terms and conditions.
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Blowing the Whistle on These Super Bowl Advertisers’ Claims
Instant replay shows six instances in which Super Bowl 52 advertisers have fumbled ad claims.
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Verizon FiOS
Verizon calls foul on NAD inquiry that results in referral to federal regulators after Comcast challenges its internet speed and reliability claims.
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Deceptive Ads 2016
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A Deluge of Doublespeak
Corporate doublespeak is as hard to decipher as the questionable claims in the ads themselves.
Class-Action Tracker
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Verizon Monthly Rates
Allegations: Falsely advertising monthly rates that do not include an “Administrative Charge”
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Certain Verizon Wireless Service Plans
Allegations: Falsely advertising monthly rates of wireless service plans
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Verizon’s Advertised Rates
Allegations: Charging subscribers more than the advertised rate by adding an undisclosed fictitious fee to their monthly bills
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Verizon Securities
Allegations: Misleadingly representing that Verizon is committed to protecting the environment and people when its cables are covered in toxic lead
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Verizon Wireless’s May 2019 Mother’s Day Promotion
In March 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Verizon Wireless alleging that its May 2019 Mother’s Day promotion was a bait-and-switch scheme. Specifically, plaintiffs claim that the company falsely…
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Verizon Equipment
November 2017: This action was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled., the reasons for which have not been…
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Promotional Gifts for Verizon FiOS Service Subscribers
December 2016: This action was dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. because the parties settled the matter. The terms of the settlement agreement have…
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TracFone Wireless Unlimited Data Plans
February 2016: The appeal was voluntarily dismissed, the reasons for which have not been disclosed. (Hansell et al v. TracFone Wireless, Inc. dba Straight Talk Wireless et al, Case No.…
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Straight Talk Cellular Phone Plans
February 2016: The appeal was voluntarily dismissed, the reasons for which have not been disclosed. (Hansell et al v. TracFone Wireless, Inc. dba Straight Talk Wireless et al, Case No.…