misleading

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Unified, AllHere was, behind the scenes, struggling to stay afloat and misleading investors, according to prosecutors who filed fraud charges against the company’s founder Joanna Smith-Griffin.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2026

Ken Leech, the former chief investment officer of bond-fund company Western Asset Management, just pleaded guilty in a criminal court in New York to a charge of obstructing justice for giving false and misleading testimony.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026

The regulator says the Disney broadcaster’s TV spots about the agency’s inquiry into “The View” are misleading.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

It is looking into practices including pressure selling, drip pricing, and misleading countdown clocks as part of its investigations.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

As you may have already had cause to discover, a statement can be both completely true and completely misleading at the same time.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood