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deceptive

[dih-sep-tiv] / dɪˈsɛp tɪv /


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In response to a list of questions that ProPublica submitted to the governor’s office, a spokesperson defended the amendment using much the same language that critics call deceptive.

From Salon Aug. 25, 2026

“These tools have not. Too often they came after the deception, after years of Meta knowing about the risks to kids, even after the states started investigating Meta for its deceptive behavior.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

This was just one of hundreds of posts that we are calling "mirage" content, which paint a deceptive picture of a place distinct from reality.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

The chaos and speed of the auctions mean there is no meaningful moment of decision, said Mark Leiser, an expert on deceptive design who taught digital law at Leiden University in the Netherlands.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

But after that day the weather, and the way people remembered it, became something more; something potentially more deceptive, and yet something much more meaningful, more fragile and rare, and even more beautiful.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin




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