misleading

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Reynolds said Kismet had manufactured and supplied kebabs to takeaways and restaurants with labels that indicated a specific quantity of specified meat, which the firm knew to be incorrect, thereby fraudulently misleading customers.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

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 verdict is a milestone for prosecutors who spent years looking into whether short sellers like Left distort markets with noisy, misleading campaigns against stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 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

In fact, because divorce is such a wrenching, stressful experience, it probably raises one’s risk of death, and thus the reality is quite contrary to the above misleading correlation.

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