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Experian Agrees to Settlement with FTC for False Advertising

August 16, 2005 - FreeCreditReports.com, a subsidiary of Experian, has agreed to settle a law suit with the Federal Trade Commission over false and deceptive advertising claims. The FTC had accused Experian of using the offer of a free credit report to consumers as a lure to get them to subscribe to a paid credit monitoring service. The suit alleged that consumers were not told that they would be billed for credit monitoring unless they cancelled the service within 30 days.




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False advertising: They call it the ‘Amazon tax,’ but it’s so much more


The $500 million a year "Amazon tax" before the Seattle City Council would also likely hit some firms in the health sector that are working on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.




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False Advertising Word of the Week: Artisan

Artisan is the new natural in terms of false advertising.