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  2. False advertising - Wikipedia

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    False advertising is the act of publishing, transmitting, distributing or otherwise publicly circulating an advertisement containing a false claim, or statement, made intentionally, or recklessly, to promote the sale of property, goods or services. [3]

  3. 11 Companies That Caught Lying To The Public, Deceived Customers

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    If you want to learn about false advertising examples 2019 and false advertising examples 2018, feel free to check out some of the crushing examples we presented in this article.

  4. Malvertising - Wikipedia

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    An example of a malicious advertisement, claiming that the computer is infected. Malvertising (a portmanteau of "malicious software advertising") is the use of online advertising to spread malware. [1] It typically involves injecting malicious or malware-laden advertisements into legitimate online advertising networks and webpages. [2]

  5. Virginia State Pharmacy Board v. Virginia Citizens Consumer ...

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    Blackmun further described how the court had whittled down the "commercial speech" exemption through past precedent; for example, Bigelow v. Virginia, [5] in which the Court struck down a Virginia statute prohibiting the advertisement of out-of-state abortion procedures. [6]

  6. Controversial 2011 Vitaminwater ad recirculates online ... - AOL

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    A 2011 Vitaminwater ad is making the rounds on social media again, prompting renewed cries against the company for its "irresponsible" marketing practices.. The colorful advertisement in question ...

  7. Wikipedia:Deceptive advertising - Wikipedia

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    Deceptive advertising is any statement by an advertiser that is false or misleading, or that does not adequately identify itself as an advertisement. According to the United States Federal Trade Commission : "A basic truth-in-advertising principle is that it's deceptive to mislead consumers about the commercial nature of content.

  8. Predatory advertising - Wikipedia

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    Many predatory advertisers rely on the use of demonstrably false or otherwise deceitful claims to coerce consumers into market transactions. These can be incredibly hard to classify and regulate as some claims may be true at face-value, but rely on either tactical omissions of information or the contextual circumstances of the individual to draw inferences that may be false.

  9. Wheeler–Lea Act - Wikipedia

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    The Wheeler–Lea Act of 1938 is a United States federal law that amended Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act to proscribe "unfair or deceptive acts or practices" as well as "unfair methods of competition."