misleading

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It concluded that the ad was misleading and ordered Beauty Pie not to make such a claim unless they could back it up with evidence.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Oregon and Pennsylvania also took the charity to court over the misleading jingle in 2009, resulting in a $130,000 fine and a requirement to disclose its affiliations in all advertisements.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Reynolds said Kismet had manufactured and supplied kebabs to takeaways and restaurants with labels that indicated a specific quantity of specified meat, which the firm knew to be incorrect, thereby fraudulently misleading customers.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Pelley called Weiss’s comments at the morning staff meeting misleading.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

He reiterated his claim, simultaneously sincere and misleading, that he had been embarrassed to learn that he had become a candidate for the presidency.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis