misleading
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The CAP said it had identified a series of misleading health claims in sunbed advertising, including suggestions that tanning beds can ease eczema symptoms, improve brain function, reduce inflammation and boost circulation.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
Tech titan Jensen Huang faced fresh turmoil on Tuesday as shareholders sued him and his firm for allegedly misleading them over his affair with an accused Chinese spy.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026
But according to a major new study, that familiar image of Europe's ancient forests is probably misleading.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026
Treasury Committee chair Dame Meg Hillier, who led a recent inquiry into student loans, said some information about repayments was "misleading", including one instance where they were compared to the "cost of a daily coffee".
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Most statistics of this type are shockingly misleading, although, once again, I don’t mean to deny that there are a lot of economic inequities in this country.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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