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Britain’s two biggest double glazing companies told off for mis-selling and misleading customers

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Britain’s two biggest double-glazing firms Everest and Anglian Windows are slammed by watchdog for mis-selling or misleading customers with dubious industry tactics exposed in report Everest and Anglian Windows criticised in rulings that they misled customers or mis-sold windows  Everest found guilty of mis-selling £12,800 loan for drive works to 80-year-old stroke victim   Anglian accused … Read more

‘Widely recyled’ labels on pre-packed sandwiches are ‘misleading’

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‘Widely recyled’ labels on pre-packed sandwiches are ‘misleading’ because the boxes have a plastic lining, says TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Sandwich packaging may be highly exacerbating the plastic waste problem Labels on boxes claiming they are ‘widely recycled’ are ‘wholly misleading’   Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall found that many packets had a plastic lining By Xantha Leatham For The … Read more

‘Widely recyled’ labels on pre-packed sandwiches are ‘misleading’

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‘Widely recyled’ labels on pre-packed sandwiches are ‘misleading’ because the boxes have a plastic lining, says TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Sandwich packaging may be highly exacerbating the plastic waste problem Labels on boxes claiming they are ‘widely recycled’ are ‘wholly misleading’   Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall found that many packets had a plastic lining By Xantha Leatham For The … Read more

Twitter is expecting a $250 million fine for misleading users over data use

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Twitter has revealed it is expecting a $250 million (£192 million) fine from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for misleading users over the use of their data.   The social media giant used phone numbers and emails for targeted advertising between 2013 and 2019, the FTC alleges.   Twitter had already admitted to email addresses and phone … Read more

Tui credit notes and ‘misleading’ Wizz Air adverts are among the Holiday Guru topics this week 

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The Holiday Guru is always on hand to answer your questions. This week topics tackled include ‘misleading’ adverts for Wizz Air flights to Bulgaria, arranging refunds for Interrail passes, re-booking cancelled Ryanair flights and accepting Refund Credit Notes from Tui.  Q. I received a Wizz Air promo email saying ‘Bulgaria is open’ and advertising 20 … Read more

Basset & Gold investors question oversight of misleading adverts

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Investors have demanded to know how failed mini-bond firm Basset & Gold’s potentially misleading adverts slipped the net, despite rules meaning they should have been checked. After the West Ham shirt sleeve sponsor became the latest mini-bond firm to go bust and lose 1,800 ordinary investors £36million, there is pressure on financial authorities to unpick … Read more

Trump is ‘fact-checked’ by Twitter over ‘misleading’ claim mail-in ballots will lead to fraud

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 President Trump got fact-checked by Twitter for suggesting that California’s mail-in balloting initiative would lead to substantial voter fraud in the November general election.   ‘There is NO WAY (ZERO!) that Mail-In Ballots will be anything less than substantially fraudulent. Mail boxes will be robbed, ballots will be forged & even illegally printed out & fraudulently signed,’ Trump … Read more

Trump is ‘fact-checked’ by Twitter over ‘misleading’ claim mail-in ballots will lead to fraud

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 President Trump got fact-checked by Twitter for suggesting that California’s mail-in balloting initiative would lead to substantial voter fraud in the November general election.   ‘There is NO WAY (ZERO!) that Mail-In Ballots will be anything less than substantially fraudulent. Mail boxes will be robbed, ballots will be forged & even illegally printed out & fraudulently signed,’ Trump … Read more

Cat Rock accuses Amazon of misleading watchdog over Deliveroo buy-up

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Amazon accused of misleading watchdog over Deliveroo buy-up by claiming it will take a hit from Covid-19 when it’s really getting a boost By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 21 May 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 21 May 2020 Amazon has been accused of peddling ‘patently false’ information to boost its … Read more

More than a QUARTER of most-viewed COVID-19 videos on YouTube contain fake or misleading information

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More than a quarter of the most-viewed English-language COVID-19 videos on YouTube ‘contain fake or misleading information’, a study has revealed. Experts warned that fake news about COVID-19 is reaching far more people than in any previous pandemic — with the potential to cause serious harm. Good quality, accurate information put out by government bodies … Read more