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SeaWorld’s Advertisements Are Full Of Lies

SeaWorld’s Advertisements Are Full Of Lies By Laura Bridgeman In effort to reinvent its image, theme park resorts to fudging facts again The International Marine Mammal Project released a new video last week that debunks many of the lies SeaWorld tells the …

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Diet soda makers sued over “misleading” ads

Diet soda makers sued over “misleading” ads Posted by Local 8, Knoxville, TN Separate cases against Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Dr Pepper Snapple Group — the three largest makers of carbonated drinks in the US — accuse the companies of deceiving …

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Baby mattress-maker settles with FTC over alleged false organic claims

Baby mattress-maker settles with FTC over alleged false organic claims By Ally Marotti Baby mattresses maker has agreed to settle charges from the Federal Trade Commission alleging that its organic product claims do not stack up. The case, involving Moonlight Slumber, …

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VW attorneys call deceptive ads ‘puffery’

VW attorneys call deceptive ads ‘puffery’ By Howard Fischer Attorneys for Volkswagen are telling a judge the firm can’t be found guilty of consumer fraud and fined potentially hundreds of millions of dollars because its now-disproved claims of the cleanliness of …

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Watch out for these “free” kitchen and sports products

Watch out for these “free” kitchen and sports products By Francis Navarro When is free really free? This group of online marketers of “free” and “risk-free” trials of various kitchen and golf products is now in trouble with the Federal Trade …

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Cosmetic clinics fined for false ads

Cosmetic clinics fined for false ads By Kang Seung-woo The nation’s antitrust watchdog said, Sunday, it has fined or issued correction orders to nine cosmetic surgery clinics for their exaggerated and deceptive advertisements to promote their practices. According to the Fair Trade Commission (FTC), two hospitals — Secret and Faceline plastic surgery clinics located in Gangnam District — were fined 25 million won ($22,000) and …

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FTC serves health-app maker massive slice of humble pie—and $1.5M bill

FTC serves health-app maker massive slice of humble pie—and $1.5M bill By Beth Mole The idea was that Pact app users would set their own goals for going to the gym, exercising, logging their food, and/or eating veggies each week. …

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FTC imposes $6.5 million penalty on supplement outliers for making false claims

FTC imposes $6.5 million penalty on supplement outliers for making false claims By Michael Johnsen The FTC and State of Maine charged all nine defendants with making false and misleading claims about the supplements CogniPrin and FlexiPrin. The claims include …

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FTC’s Settlement With Google Provides Game Changing Internet Privacy Regulations

FTC’s Settlement With Google Provides Game Changing Internet Privacy Regulations By Chip Cooper, ESQ. You’ve certainly heard about Google’s highly promoted BUZZ service which is designed to compete directly with Twitter by offering much of Twitter’s basic functionality with a …

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Lawsuit Claims Dunkin’ Donuts Blueberry Products Don’t Actually Contain Blueberries

Lawsuit Claims Dunkin’ Donuts Blueberry Products Don’t Actually Contain Blueberries By Madison Flager When you order a donut, you’re probably not buying it because you think it’s healthy. However, “fruit-flavored” donuts could be thought of as a better choice (I …

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