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Washington, DC sues StubHub, accuses the resale platform of inflating ticket prices with deceptive fees

The Washington, D.C. attorney general filed a lawsuit against ticket resale platform StubHub on Wednesday, accusing the company of advertising deceptively low prices and then inflating prices with surcharges. Attorney General Brian Schwalb said the practice, known as “drip pricing,” violates the nation’s consumer protection laws. “StubHub purposely hides the true prices in order to […]

Every State Facing Deceptive, Unlimited Abortion Ballot Measures This November

Democrats and their abortion giant allies want to legalize killing unborn babies throughout all nine months of gestation in every state. A majority of U.S. adults reject that position, but that fact hasn’t stopped the ballot measure battle that plagued Ohio last year from infiltrating several other states, including those controlled by Republicans, during the […]

Dem lawmaker teams up with Planned Parenthood to host ‘deceptive’ drag story hour in Arizona Capitol

Democratic members of the Arizona Legislature partnered with Planned Parenthood to host a “Drug Story Hour” on Tuesday, but faced backlash from their Republican colleagues who said the event was “deceptively” planned. invited. “Democratic Rep. Lorena Austin intentionally misled House leadership into booking a chamber to host a drug story hour with Planned Parenthood,” Republican […]

Crackdown on ‘deceptive’ AI in political ads passes NH House without debate

A bill passed by the New Hampshire House on Thursday would require political ads featuring deceptive synthetic media to include disclosure language. Wisconsin state legislators vote to veto election audit bill.Green light for crackdown on political AI Advanced artificial intelligence tools such as voice cloning software and image generators are already being used in elections […]

H&R Block sues FTC over ‘deceptive’ free filings tax ads

H&R Block is seeking an order that could shake up a Federal Trade Commission complaint that its tax preparation software engages in deceptive marketing with ads that tout the service as free. filed suit against the Federal Trade Commission. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Kansas City, Missouri, alleges that the FTC violates the […]

TikTok bill sponsors slam company over ‘deceptive pop-up’ campaign  

Lead sponsors of bill to force TikTok’s parent company to sell popular app or face ban in US sent a letter The company on Monday criticized its use last week of a pop-up notification campaign urging users to call Congress about the measure. Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), the top members […]

H&R Block used deceptive ads, deleted tax data: FTC

The Federal Trade Commission announced Friday that it had filed a complaint. H&R Block accused of deceptive marketing Online tax preparation software is free, but for many consumers it is not. The FTC also alleged that the company removed consumers’ tax data and required them to contact customer service when downgrading to a more affordable […]