Can we sue the Federal Government for allowing such horrible False advertising done on TV Commercials?
Just watch TV for a couple of minutes and you’ll see how much bull#@&! is said. examples like:
money lenders saying " call us for loans, we don’t care what ur credit is, we trust you". or these medical companies that say university and clinically approved miracle pills. These ads are such bull%$#@. how can the government allow this false advertising to go on. are there not any governing bodies to oversee this? and if so why aren’t they being sued. It seems more like this is not the land of the free, but more like the land of the scam artist. I live out of the country for half the year and its very embarassing when foreigners laugh and make fun of how america is full of scams and people that abuse the system, and you can’t argue back because they’re right.
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5 comments
Rocker007 on November 12, 2009 at 2:43 pm
Actually it’s illegal to lie through public advertising. They can say things like "we trust you" and whatnot, but if they lie about facts (like selling fake miracle pills), they will get prosecuted.
The only exception to this rule is for political advertising though.
rickinnocal on November 12, 2009 at 2:43 pm
Because the Constitution guarantees us freedom of speech.
If an ad can be shown to be *untrue* then the FCC will have it pulled, but we expect ads to ‘puff’ what they’re selling.
Richard
mike on November 12, 2009 at 2:43 pm
It every transaction in a capitalist economy the "buyer Beware " Philosophy must be applied. No person, business, or government body is forcing you to watch these advertisements, or use they products and/or services they are trying to provide. If you need a babysitter, perhaps, you should think about going to a country that will make all your decisions for you.
JJ68 on November 12, 2009 at 2:43 pm
Right. Why don’t you try suing the federal government over that. Good luck.
Hopefully people are smart enough not to believe everything they hear.
laughter_every_day on November 12, 2009 at 2:43 pm
If you listen closely, you will find that most are not false. For instance, the offer of credit is probably true, but for those with bad credit the offer will call for a huge down payment, very high interest and not taking possession of the car until it is fully paid. Just because no one wants that offer doesn’t mean that the offer of credit is untrue. I saw some sort of weight-loss product in which they said how much weight some test subject had lost. The add said "and, they weren’t even asked to change their lifestyles in the slightest." Notice it doesn’t say that these subjects didn’t change and start exercising. It merely says that they weren’t "asked" to change. When the FCC finds a false add, they shut it down. However, because these people are very careful about what they say, there are many adds that leave a false impression with people that aren’t listening carefully, but very few that are actually false. In answer to your question, no you can’t sue the FCC. It is a regulatory agency but has never promised that it would be perfect.