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Keto Diet Pill Scams Ad Alert Keto Diet Pill Scams Spotting a keto diet pill scam is not hard if you know what to look for.
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Parents, Players Cite Myriad Issues in FTC Complaints against Roblox Consumer News Parents, Players Cite Myriad Issues in FTC Complaints against Roblox One of the top complaints among parents: Roblox fails to protect their children’s digital assets.
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Certain Models of Samsung Televisions Class Action Certain Models of Samsung Televisions Allegations: Falsely marketing that the refresh rate (also known as the “Motion Rate”) of televisions is 120 Hz when the actual refresh rate is 60 Hz
Who’s Who and Who’s Sued: Celebrities Fight Back against Fake Endorsements Consumer News Who’s Who and Who’s Sued: Celebrities Fight Back against Fake Endorsements Sometimes, even celebrities are surprised by what they’re selling.
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Lume Deodorant’s ‘Aluminum-Free,’ ‘Clinically Proven’ Odor Control Claims Ad Alert Lume Deodorant’s ‘Aluminum-Free,’ ‘Clinically Proven’ Odor Control Claims Consumers should sweat these claims.
Modere Exploiting Women’s Hormonal Health Issues for Financial Gain Consumer News Modere Exploiting Women’s Hormonal Health Issues for Financial Gain New supplement line targets women with deceptive and illegal health claims.
Advertising Attorneys, These Ads Are for You Blog Advertising Attorneys, These Ads Are for You While these ads can be appreciated by all, they may strike a chord with ad lawyers.
FTC Launches Investigation into IML’s Business Opportunity Consumer News FTC Launches Investigation into IML’s Business Opportunity Agency seeks documents from former instructor and salesperson.
Puffery – A Marketer’s Right To Lie Consumer Basics Puffery – A Marketer’s Right To Lie Ads can legally lie to you as long as the lie is so obvious an exaggeration that you know not to take it seriously.
Taco Bell Sued to Get Stuffed Ad Alert Taco Bell Sued to Get Stuffed Lawsuit accuses fast-food chain of falsely advertising amount of ingredients in some of its offerings.