Deceptive

• U.S. fact-checkers have launched a first-of-its-kind joint collaboration to debunk deceptive advertisements and disinformation ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. • The initiative will utilize a newsletter to highlight common findings and track emerging election-year information trends across the United States. • This partnership was prompted by the increasing spread of false information fueled by political polarization and the rise of AI-generated content.

• US fact-checking organizations have launched a collaborative effort to combat deceptive advertisements and disinformation ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. • The partnership centers on a joint newsletter designed to analyze voting trends and debunk common false narratives across the United States. • This initiative targets media professionals, content creators, and election observers to ensure accurate information is disseminated during the election cycle.

Fashion site also broke rules on labelling by using terms ‘leather’ or ‘suede’ for synthetic productsThe British online fashion seller Boohoo has been fined €2.3m (£2m) by France’s consumer watchdog ⁠for deceptive ⁠practices ​such as offering fake discounts.The Manchester-based firm, whose parent company renamed itself Debenhams Group last year, was found to have exaggerated its discounts, giving shoppers a false impression ⁠of the savings they were making, ​according to the directorate-general for competition, ‌consumer affairs and ‌fraud Control. Continue reading...