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What Would Honest Abe Think of These Claims?

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What Would Honest Abe Think of These Claims?

The airways are full of car commercials on President’s Day, but here are some things the ads often don’t reveal.

Who Got Trumped?

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Who Got Trumped?

New York State Attorney General sues Trump University for making misleading claims.

Women Sentenced in Gifting-Table Scam

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Women Sentenced in Gifting-Table Scam

Gifting-table scheme leaders face jail.

Decoding Cosmetics Claims: Aging Hair

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Decoding Cosmetics Claims: Aging Hair

You are having an old hair day, you old person.

FTC Pursues First Cell Cramming Case

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FTC Pursues First Cell Cramming Case

The FTC filed its first complaint against a company for “mobile phone cramming.”

Doctor-Industry Financial Connections Revealed

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Doctor-Industry Financial Connections Revealed

It’s D-Day for the Sunshine Act. Find out who has been wining and dining your doctor.

Children’s Supplement Deceptively Marketed

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Children’s Supplement Deceptively Marketed

Truthinadvertising.org warns company it will take action.

Consumers Helping to Hawk Products During Super Bowl

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Consumers Helping to Hawk Products During Super Bowl

From cars to pizza, companies are increasingly finding ways to involve consumers in game day commercials.

Who’s Throwing Flags on Super Bowl Advertisers?

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Who’s Throwing Flags on Super Bowl Advertisers?

More than 70 percent of advertisers who announced they are running commercials in this year’s Super Bowl have been accused of false or deceptive advertising.

Can you trust an online review?

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Can you trust an online review?

In the fall of 2010, Todd Rutherford launched GettingBookReviews.com, a marketing service for self-published authors that provided book reviews for cash. Soon, he was making $28,000 a month writing reviews,…

Internet Scams: Avoiding Fraud on the World Wide Web

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Internet Scams: Avoiding Fraud on the World Wide Web

Over 200 million people in the U.S. are now Internet users. Many of our daily activities – reading the news, watching movies, paying bills, buying products, and even catching up…

Vacation Time: Great Deal or Ticket to a Time-Share Pitch?

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Vacation Time: Great Deal or Ticket to a Time-Share Pitch?

The travel website My Holiday Break advertises a variety of vacations packages at incredible prices. How does this service get away with offering such low prices? According to the front…

Facebook’s Tracking Cookies

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Facebook’s Tracking Cookies

Facebook’s list of privacy abuses in 2011 seemed to grow by the minute. Tech savvy users of the 800 million-strong network reported that A browser or web cookie collects and…

UPDATE: doTerra Distributors Ordered to Pay $15K Each Over COVID Claims