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False COVID-19 Claims In US Consumer Health Market: Rampant With Forecast For More

Bogus Claims Riddled With Spelling And Grammar Errors, Too

 
• By Malcolm Spicer

In addition to 45 businesses with varying levels of communication skills the FTC targeted in its latest batch of warnings about false advertising linked coronavirus, the FDA "sent hundreds of abuse complaints to domain name registrars and internet marketplaces" also linked to bogus COVID-19 claims.

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Some US businesses offering vitamins, herbs, homeopathics, essential oils and similar products as well as acupuncture and other alternative remedies as COVID-19 treatments are not only unaware of prohibitions against the claims, but also deficient in spelling, grammar and punctuation skills.

In addition to 45 businesses with varying levels of communication skills the Federal Trade Commission targeted in its latest batch of warnings about false and misleading advertising linked the novel coronavirus, the Food and Drug Administration announced its "Operation Quack Hack" is finding fraudulent

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