misleading

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Oregon and Pennsylvania also took the charity to court over the misleading jingle in 2009, resulting in a $130,000 fine and a requirement to disclose its affiliations in all advertisements.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The Justice Department celebrated the verdict after years of looking into whether short sellers distort markets with noisy, misleading campaigns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Plaintiffs in the class-action complaint allege Entrata’s business model is deceptive and misleading, which violates both the Credit Repair Organizations Act and the Colorado Credit Services Organization Act.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Singer McBride said in a statement on X that she was "presented with an opportunity to perform at a nonpartisan event but that turned out to be misleading".

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Surveys or polls which don’t include confidence intervals or margins of error are often misleading.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos