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Where the Super Bowl Ads Really Are

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Where the Super Bowl Ads Really Are

Super Bowl commercials appear in places you might not think of.

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.

The Dirty Cats of the Super Bowl

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The Dirty Cats of the Super Bowl

These adorable fur balls help sell products, but are the companies free of false or deceptive marketing claims?

Travel Scams Can Ruin Your Super Bowl Trip

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Travel Scams Can Ruin Your Super Bowl Trip

Make sure your luxury Super Bowl hotel isn’t really an abandoned house.

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.

New England State Tries to Ban Bait and Switch

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New England State Tries to Ban Bait and Switch

Fish Tale: What’s in your sushi?

Oregon Smacks Down Pfizer

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Oregon Smacks Down Pfizer

Oregon requiring Pfizer to get ads approved by FDA because of violations.

Misleading Drug Marketing Might Just Kill You

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Misleading Drug Marketing Might Just Kill You

Amgen, the world’s largest biotechnology company that made billions marketing its anemia drug Aranesp for unapproved uses, agreed to pay $762 million to settle off-use marketing charges.

Online Privacy Protection for Kids Strengthened

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Online Privacy Protection for Kids Strengthened

FTC strengthens children’s online privacy protections to keep up with changing technology.

Court Clears Way for Off-Label Promotion of Drugs

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Court Clears Way for Off-Label Promotion of Drugs

Court rules pharmaceutical salesman’s promotion of off-label drug use for Xyrem was not false or misleading.

Aussie Smokers Getting Eyeful with Each Inhale

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Aussie Smokers Getting Eyeful with Each Inhale

Down Under smokers are getting a mouthful of warnings with their cigarettes.

White Baby Guaranteed or Your Money Back

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White Baby Guaranteed or Your Money Back

Study confirms that racial minorities are underrepresented in accessing fertility services.

Are Italy’s Virgins Deceiving Us?

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Are Italy’s Virgins Deceiving Us?

U.S olive oil producers claim foreign competitors are engaged in deceptive marketing tactics and mislabeling their products.

Who is Sniffing You?

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Who is Sniffing You?

FTC takes first action against browser history sniffing company to protect consumer privacy.

Good Ways to Avoid Bad Apps

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Good Ways to Avoid Bad Apps

That app you must have may not be what you think.

Drug Companies Pushing Prescription Pills in Ads

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Drug Companies Pushing Prescription Pills in Ads

The polio vaccine, penicillin, open-heart surgery, magnetic resonance imaging, chemotherapy, Zoloft, LASIK, statins, heck, even Viagra have all contributed to the advancement of modern medicine. We’ve come a long way…

Are Tobacco Ad Regulations Doing Enough to Deter Smoking?

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Are Tobacco Ad Regulations Doing Enough to Deter Smoking?

How tobacco companies can advertise is heavily regulated. For example, ads for tobacco products are banned from TV and radio, and all advertising for cigarettes and packaging of the product are…

Getting the Real Goods on Cyber Monday

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Getting the Real Goods on Cyber Monday

Think you’ve found a great deal on a name brand item to give as a gift for the holidays? Be wary. Bargain hunters may find themselves searching for discounts on…

Operation Lost Opportunity: Feds Go after Job Scams

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Operation Lost Opportunity: Feds Go after Job Scams

Under a continued crackdown on Too frequently, the term proves to be simply a euphemism for sending your money along to an unknown person or company and then watching your…

Deceptive Ads of 2011 Video

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Deceptive Ads of 2011 Video

What does a deceptive ad look like? Check out this video and find out.

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Where the Super Bowl Ads Really Are

Consumers Helping to Hawk Products During Super Bowl

The Dirty Cats of the Super Bowl

Travel Scams Can Ruin Your Super Bowl Trip

Who’s Throwing Flags on Super Bowl Advertisers?

New England State Tries to Ban Bait and Switch

Oregon Smacks Down Pfizer

Misleading Drug Marketing Might Just Kill You

Online Privacy Protection for Kids Strengthened

Court Clears Way for Off-Label Promotion of Drugs

Aussie Smokers Getting Eyeful with Each Inhale

White Baby Guaranteed or Your Money Back

Are Italy’s Virgins Deceiving Us?

Who is Sniffing You?

Good Ways to Avoid Bad Apps

Drug Companies Pushing Prescription Pills in Ads

Are Tobacco Ad Regulations Doing Enough to Deter Smoking?

Getting the Real Goods on Cyber Monday

Operation Lost Opportunity: Feds Go after Job Scams

Deceptive Ads of 2011 Video