Nearly a quarter of all Pro Bowlers from 2008 through 2024 were replacement selections. Some resumes have been boosted more ...

So-called “AI slop gifts” are already turning up at thrift shops to be resold after duping holiday shoppers with misleading ads. “Slop” — Merriam-Webster’s 2025 Word of the Year — refers to ...

Glossy social media ads promising "lunchtime fat removal" and "freckle-sized" scars draw thousands of patients to cosmetic surgery chains. But a growing number of lawsuits and patient deaths suggest ...

Lenia Watson-Burton, a 37-year-old U.S. Navy administrator, expected that cosmetic surgery would get rid of stubborn fat quickly and easily — just as the web advertising promised. Instead, she died ...

SALT LAKE CITY — CarShield ads promised that "you'll never pay for expensive car repairs again." But many Utahns who bought vehicle service plans from the extended warranty provider found their ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Utah Attorney General Derek Brown has joined more than 30 other attorneys general urging Meta to strengthen enforcement against what they say is a surge of misleading ...

Ed Silverman, a senior writer and Pharmalot columnist at STAT, has been covering the pharmaceutical industry for nearly three decades. He is also the author of the morning Pharmalittle newsletter and ...

Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday and 34 attorneys general are cracking down on misleading AI-generated weight loss advertisements on social media. The bipartisan coalition claims that Meta, ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Arizona’s attorney general is pushing for Facebook and Instagram’s parent company to pull misleading AI-generated ads targeting weight loss. Attorney General Kris Mayes, as part ...

PHOENIX (KVOA) - Attorney General Mayes, alongside a coalition of 35 bipartisan attorneys general, is urging Meta to crack down on misleading AI-generated weight loss ads on Instagram and Facebook.

This article is part of Ad Watch, a series examining claims made in political ads. In the column, reporter Lindsay Weber researches the claims, puts them into context and reaches a “verdict” on the ...