misleading

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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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Plaintiffs in the class-action complaint allege Entrata’s business model is deceptive and misleading, which violates both the Credit Repair Organizations Act and the Colorado Credit Services Organization Act.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

"The name is misleading, this isn't about your ovaries and that's one of the massive dangers."

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Similarly it is misleading to think of the rocks as flowing in anything like the way we think of materials flowing on the surface.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson