Questions tagged [false-advertising]
This tag shall be used on questions related to (actual or suspected) false advertising and on questions about corresponding laws.
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Is there any liability associated with chatbots that pretend to be human?
There have been cases in which a chatbot "lies" and claims to be a human representative of a company, such as this case mentioned on Reddit. While it is unclear whether these cases are ...
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Does it break the law for "24 Hour Fitness" to not be open 24 hours?
The 24 Hour Fitness gym in my area is literally only open for 15 hours (6am to 9pm). Does this break some kind of rule, perhaps for false advertising or fraud? It would be like if I named my ...
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Can a company refuse service to me as retaliation for suing them? [closed]
I want to sue a company in Canada (British Columbia) for false advertising. Essentially, they advertised on their website that they provide a specific service, I paid them for that and a few other ...
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Is it legal to use fake photos in advertising?
When browsing for an image of Marrakesh I came across a picture which search engines and AI could not specifically identify. Google Lens turned up many Morocco tour operators who are using the picture,...
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Is it false advertising if a business claims to provide a service that they do not actually provide?
Shoppers Drug Mart is a chain of drugstores in Canada. On their website (archived) they claim to offer the service of taking passport photographs of infants.
Hypothetical: I go to a branch near me and ...
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Prices across regions with different tax
Where I am from all prices advertise must be the price you pay. What you see is what you pay. This means that taxes, fees and anything else must be included in the advertised price. This is regardless ...
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Is it legal for a company to tell obvious lies? [duplicate]
And by that I mean is it legal for a company to tell a lie that is so absurd, it is obviously a lie?
I was reading a bag of white cheddar popcorn and I noticed on the packaging it was written, "...
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Service refuses to accept cash; is this misleading "convenience fee" legal?
A service advertises a price of $12. When the customer tries to pay, the service provider adds a $2.50 convenience fee for using a debit or credit card and refuses to take any other form of payment.
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Can you sue a company for false advertisement even if you signed their terms and conditions?
I only have a broad general idea about false advertising so I am not sure if this scenario would be applicable for someone to be sued for false advertising.
If the buyer agreed that upon buying an ...
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Would a web site displaying incorrect ratings be considered to be a form of False Advertising
I'm curious to know if a "gig" website (ie Uber, Airbnb, Rover, Skip, ...) displays the wrong star rating for a profile (intentional or not) could it be considered to be a form of false ...
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Does the word "proceeds" in corporate promises to charity have a specific meaning?
It's common to see companies say that "all proceeds" from selling something, or from admission, will go to charity. What's not clear to me is whether that's
all the revenue, or all of the ...
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Easily pickable locks - false advertising to negligence? [closed]
How do lock manufacturers (padlocks, deadbolts, etc) get away with advertising that their locks are high security or even unpickable, when those locks can be picked open in seconds? Isnt this false ...
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Conflicting information in different points - is it false advertising if one is wrong?
Adam purchased a battery from eBay where the product image contains the eye catching text 40000mAh. But the product description in much Plainer typeset mentions that it is a 10ah battery.
Adam ...
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Fake video from saab
https://web.archive.org/web/20230715091936/https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/fake-gripen-video/599765
See above. Saab released a video falsely claiming the gripen turned 9g. It was actually a 4g ...
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Is customer entitled to the same car tested in the test drive or in the ad?
I know someone who went to purchase a brand new car from a dealer in the US. The customer came in with an internet ad and asked to test drive the car listed. After the test drive, she paid for it. But ...
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