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Boss of Grenfell Tower cladding supplier admits firm told ‘misleading half truth’ by failing to reveal how one of its products failed fire safety test Arconic’s Reynobond PE cladding came in two variants – ‘cassette’ and ‘rivet’ ‘Cassette’ panels failed a ‘disastrous’ fire test, but certifiers were not informed It was later installed on Grenfell … Read more
Ryanair ‘jab & go’ commercial banned by UK watchdog and labelled ‘misleading’ and ‘irresponsible’ after triggering the third-biggest volume of complaints for an ad of all time The ads, which ran in December and January, triggered 2,370 complaints The ASA carried out a fast track inquiry into the airline’s TV ads Ryanair said its advertising … Read more
The Oxford coronavirus vaccine will work for over-65s, scientists say, after the German advisory committee claimed it was 6.5 per cent effective for the age group. Professor Anthony Harnden, the deputy chairman of the committee that decided the jabs priority list, vowed there was ‘really good evidence’ that it is ‘safe and effective’. He added … Read more
The UK’s advertising watchdog has banned the adverts of two unregulated lead generators after they were found to have mimicked legitimate debt charities and claimed to be endorsed by the Government. The websites ‘writeoffmydebt’ and ‘stepdebtsupport’ were criticised by the Advertising Standards Authority after a series of complaints by the Government-funded Money and Pensions Service, … Read more
Ryanair ‘jab and go’ offer described by advertising watchdog as misleading, irresponsible, and in poor taste with an ‘inappropriate tone’ The ad promoted flights to European destinations and offered seats for €19.99 It said: ‘Vaccines are coming, so book your Easter and summer holidays today’ ‘Vaccines will mean an end to Covid travel restrictions in … Read more
Ryanair withdraws ‘jab & go’ ad after advertising watchdog rules that it was misleading, irresponsible, and in poor taste with an ‘inappropriate tone’ The ad promoted flights to European destinations and offered seats for €19.99 It said: ‘Vaccines are coming, so book your Easter and summer holidays today’ ‘Vaccines will mean an end to Covid … Read more
Amazon festive shoppers are warned to watch out for misleading reviews: C4 documentary reveals items are boosted by entirely different product appraisals… including a cat-scratching post instead of headphones Festive shopper warned to watch out for misleading product reviews on Amazon Channel 4 show The Truth About Amazon revealed some unrelated reviews Found some five-star … Read more
Twitter labeled 300,000 tweets related to the US presidential election ‘potentially misleading’ in the week before and after Election Day, the company has announced. That represented 0.2 percent of all US election-related tweets during the two-week period between October 27 and November 11 – and some of those flagged were posted or retweet by President … Read more
‘So disrespectful!’ Richard Wilkins SLAMS magazine New Idea for misleading cover story of him and Terri Irwin ‘going public’… when it was REALLY about his locked-in interview with her daughter Bindi By Nicole Douglas For Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:25 GMT, 9 November 2020 | Updated: 22:41 GMT, 9 November 2020 Richard Wilkins blasted magazine … Read more
Norfolk County council takes Apple to court accusing it of concealing weak demand for iPhones By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 6 November 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 6 November 2020 Apple is being sued by an English local authority over claims it misled investors about iPhone sales. In a class … Read more