Week of June 9, 2025
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Consumer World Original
"Native advertising" refers to a portion of a website or TV program that looks just their regular content but in fact is advertising. The major TV networks engage in this practice including during programs from the news division. They are supposed to make clear disclosures, but do they?
That story is in Mouse Print* this week.
It's important to cast a critical eye on any nutritional information you see online. Some nutrition topics generate more confusion than others like the five categories in this story, including for example, seed oils. While some say they can lead to all types of diseases, Consumer Reports experts say baloney.
A purchase motivator for some environmentally conscious consumers can be green claims for products. Too often, however, the basis for the environmental claims being made is exaggerated or nonexistent. Here is the Consumer Reports guide to greenwashing to help you avoid getting snookered.
[Ingore their ad at start.] A retired 80-year-old nun from Illinois recently fell for a Publishers Clearing House scam. She was made to believe she won millions and a new car, and all she had to do was pay tax on the winnings. Remember you can't win a sweepstakes you never entered and the promoters will never ask for any payments. Print version of the story.
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