deceptive

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Hendizadeh was charged with eleven counts, including deceptive advertising and charging illegal fees.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

"Meta must do more to address the proliferation of deceptive AI-generated content on its platforms... so that users can distinguish between what is real and fake", it said.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

The commission also said that X's breaches included the deceptive design of its "blue checkmark" for supposedly verified accounts, and its failure to provide access to public data for researchers.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

He previously sued the makers of Hefty recycling bags and Kind granola over deceptive wording and lost in court.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

The agreeable nullity of Leon’s life was a polished artifact, its ease deceptive, its limitations achieved by invisible hard work and the accidents of character, none of which she could hope to rival.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan