deceived
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The episode highlights the lengths some consumers will go to check the homework of brands that position themselves as guardians of the human craft—and the backlash that can be drawn if they feel deceived.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
"I regret it... because I wasn't young when the organisation deceived me," he told the court.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
Facebook was found to have deceived its users through statements and remarks made on its own platforms, interviews, earnings calls and other channels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
A judge ruled that Meta must pay $25 billion to New Mexico after a jury found last month that the social media giant had deceived users in a case related to the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
But Mary Poppins was not deceived by it.
From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers
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