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  2. False advertising - Wikipedia

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    The United States federal government regulates advertising through the Federal Trade Commission [49] (FTC) with truth-in-advertising laws [50] and enables private litigation through a number of laws, most significantly the Lanham Act (trademark and unfair competition). Specifically, under Section 43(a), false advertising is an actionable civil ...

  3. Criticism of advertising - Wikipedia

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    Advertising increasingly invades public spaces, such as schools, which some critics argue is a form of child exploitation. [2] Advertising frequently uses psychological pressure (for example, appealing to feelings of inadequacy) on the intended consumer, which may be harmful.

  4. 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.

  5. 93 Hilariously Bad Advertising Fails (New Pics) - AOL

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    It probably won’t come as a surprise that his identity was stolen over 13 times, and, to add insult to injury, he was made to pay multiple false advertising fines. If your ad is so bad the FTC ...

  6. A Victory Against False Advertising: Relacore Suits Get ... - AOL

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    The New Jersey Supreme Court handed a victory to both the plaintiffs and advocates of truth in advertising this week when it ruled that lawsuits against the maker of dietary supplement Relacore ...

  7. McDonald’s and Wendy’s win false advertising lawsuit - AOL

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    Wendy’s and McDonald’s have emerged victorious from a lawsuit that accused the fast food chains of false advertising.. A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought against the two companies ...

  8. Inappropriate advertising on AOL

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    We sincerely apologize for any inappropriate advertising you may have seen on AOL or our related properties. Rest assured, we’re always investigating any reports of inappropriate advertising.

  9. Media manipulation - Wikipedia

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    The motivation for photo manipulation may be for pure artistic creativity or more nefarious reasons to deceive. Photo manipulation is used extensively in the advertising and fashion industry and has been the subject of controversy for its part in false advertising and promoting unrealistic images of beauty. [25]