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No More False Promises: Government sets rules to prevent misleading and exaggerated coaching centre ads
The Centre's crackdown addresses exaggerated claims like “100% selection” or “guaranteed job securi…
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Government ‘sitting with its eyes shut’, says Supreme Court as Patanjali’s misleading advertisement case drags on
Exaggerated claims of unbelievable results with the use of consumer products are not new in the Ind…
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BigMuscles fined Rs 1 Lakh for selling protein powder ‘spiked’ with high levels of sugar, unknown amino acids
A Mumbai-based fitness enthusiast, Rahul Shekhawat, discovered that his online-purchased protein po…
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Williams-Sonoma to pay $3.1 million after FTC sued it, saying it falsely labeled products as 'Made in USA'
Williams-Sonoma has agreed to stop using "deceptive claims and follow Made in USA requirements," ac…
Lauren Edmonds
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Substantiate green claims with data, ASCI tells advertisers
Greenwashing was in the news last year when fashion brand H&M got embroiled in a scandal. It was al…
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Facebook parent Meta’s systems fail to block anti-Muslim propaganda advertisements amid ongoing Lok Sabha elections, claims report
These ads contained violent rhetoric anywhere from targeting Muslim minorities, spreading disinform…
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Major fast food chains like Taco Bell, McDonald's, and Burger King are being targeted by more false advertising lawsuits — but few unhappy customers are reaping the rewards
The rise in false advertising lawsuits, with the latest aimed at Taco Bell, has not translated to m…
Azmi Haroun
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DC's attorney general sued Grubhub, accusing it of deceiving customers and exploiting restaurants during the pandemic
Attorney General Karl Racine said Grubhub used illegal hidden fees and "bait-and-switch" marketing …
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Customers sue California marijuana company for false advertising. The plaintiffs say the weed wasn't strong enough.
Dissatisfied customers are suing a California marijuana company. The lawsuit claims the weed's THC …
Joshua Zitser
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Tesla has been slapped with a $2 million fine in South Korea over claims it falsely advertised the range of its vehicles in cold weather
The range of Teslas drops by over 50% in cold weather, South Korea's anti-trust regulator said at a…
Sawdah Bhaimiya
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A California man is suing the maker of Texas Pete hot sauce for false advertising because it's made in North Carolina, not Texas
There is "surprisingly nothing Texas" about Texas Pete's sauce, the lawsuit says. Labels on the bot…
Grace Dean
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ClassPass is facing a class-action lawsuit for allegedly making false claims about 'countless' business partnerships
A New Jersey nail salon filed the lawsuit, accusing ClassPass of listing the salon on its platform …
Tyler Sonnemaker
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$3.4 million in student-debt cancellation is on the way for borrowers who went to a for-profit school that 'falsely' touted job-placement rates, the FTC says
The FTC said student-loan borrowers who went to Sollers College were lured into "illegal" income-sh…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Companies are latching onto the hot new AI trend. The feds are warning they're watching for false claims.
The FTC called AI a "hot marketing" term that some companies won't be able to stop themselves from …
Grace Kay
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Demi Lovato opens up about her broken engagement to Max Ehrich and says their relationship was 'false advertising'
"The hardest part of the breakup was mourning the person that I thought he was," the singer said in…
Callie Ahlgrim
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YouTube says it will allow videos with false or misleading election results, but won't advertise on them
YouTube allows videos that make unverified claims about the outcome of the presidential election, t…
Rachel E. Greenspan
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Joe Rogan falsely blamed forest fires in Oregon on 'left-wing' activists
The "Joe Rogan Experience" podcast host Joe Rogan repeated a false claim about the cause of forest …
Palmer Haasch
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Parents beware: Coaching classes and edtechs make the most false claims
Every second street corner has an ad for a Number One private tuition. A few others claim to have s…
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Facebook removes dozens of Trump ads that falsely blamed refugees for spread of COVID-19
Several variations of the ad, which labeled some countries as "terror hotspots," ran in swing state…
Mary Meisenzahl
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Boohoo to pay $197 million settlement in class-action lawsuit alleging the retailer advertised fake discounts on PrettyLittleThing, Nasty Gal sites
California residents are eligible for compensation if they made purchases from Boohoo-owned brands …