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

Logan laid out a competing perspective, arguing that the trimmed-mean inflation rate can be misleading at times when the mix of price increases and decreases is changing rapidly across the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 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

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 31, 2026

After all, fiction can be dangerously misleading or distracting.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari