Ad Scams and Arbitrage
Written by: Jordan Liles
Feb. 6, 2021
An online advertisement for a "2021 Dodge Ram" featured an unrelated vehicle from a company that ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 26, 2021
The "Saturday Night Live" stars were the subject of yet another misleading online advertisement.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 25, 2021
An advertised list reported that first-release VHS tapes of "Barney: Waiting for Santa," "Hallow ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 14, 2020
We don't recommend looking for news about Meghan Markle and the royal family on a website that c ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 5, 2020
The actor famous for playing Steve Urkel on "Family Matters" was the subject of yet another deat ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 3, 2020
A photograph purportedly showing a "mysterious ghost hand" featured a group of young girls in 19 ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Sept. 14, 2022
If an online ad hints at placing a household object where it doesn't normally belong, it's proba ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Aug. 23, 2022
If this was an episode of the old "Friends" TV show, it would probably be titled, "The One with ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Aug. 8, 2022
We looked into a wave of crimes related to keyless entry technology after ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
July 28, 2022
An online advertisement claimed that a TikToker discovered the secret purpose behind car grab ha ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
July 28, 2022
A misleading online advertisement on Yahoo.com with a doctored picture of Laurie appeared to ind ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
June 7, 2022
Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady does own a yacht, but this claim from an online ad left ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
June 6, 2022
We looked at the origins of an online advertisement that showed a strange picture of a coin wedg ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
May 18, 2022
A picture of former U.S. President Bill Clinton showed up in an online ad with the caption, "His ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
May 13, 2022
An online advertisement showed a picture of the White House correspondent and led to a 223-page ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
May 6, 2022
An online ad featured a particularly eerie looking photo of a hotel in an apocalyptic setting. W ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
May 5, 2022
An online advertisement claimed to show a picture of film actor Julia Roberts as she posed for a ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
May 4, 2022
We reached out to a company spokesperson to ask about this very bad idea that was advertised as ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
May 3, 2022
A picture of a large snake and a snorkeler showed up in an online advertisement that read, "Chil ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
May 3, 2022
A picture of a black and "rare dog breed" with strange stripes appeared in an online advertiseme ...
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