misled
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In the Meta case, Roy and her team had argued that the social media giant had intentionally designed its products to hook young children and repeatedly misled the public about known risks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
A civil servant accused of fraudulently juggling multiple public sector jobs has told the court he "wasn't thinking straight" when he allegedly misled future bosses about his employment status.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
On Wednesday, ahead of its earnings report, a judge in New Mexico ordered Meta to pay $25 billion after a jury found the social-media company misled users about its data-privacy practices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Musk has only just settled the lawsuits from all the angry people who say they were misled.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
“How long you think it take if someone tells you you can’t vote before it spreads?” asked one man who was misled.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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