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More Access To US Consumers Means More False Claims For COVID-19 Than Other Health Dangers

 
• By Malcolm Spicer

While types of unsupported claims were no different than those advertisers made when US was hit it by other widespread health emergencies, digital capabilities made advertisers’ response to COVID-19 different, says Rich Cleland, FTC Consumer Protection Bureau attorney.

• Source: Alamy

The volume of fraudulent US advertising for COVID-19 prevention and treatment is slowing but digital advertising made false claims louder than during any previous public health emergency, a Federal Trade Commission attorney says.

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