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mynewnameonhere t1_iy6yh18 wrote

False advertising is a civil dispute between two competing businesses. You can only sue for false advertising to recoup monetary loses caused by a competitor’s false claims. As an example, you own a pizza shop and make 30” pizzas. The guy across the street who makes 20” pizzas puts up a sign that says “We have the biggest pizzas in town.” You can sue and prove they used a false claim to gain a competitive advantage. That’s what false advertising is. You as an individual or consumer can’t do shit about it.

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Fake_William_Shatner t1_iy835wt wrote

While that is sort of the intent. There is a lot of precedent for people suing for false advertising because a product was not as advertised. Companies have been successfully sued for making their burgers appear giant before.

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