By Peter Kennedy
“The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?” – Jeremiah 17:9
Deceitful or False advertising misleads the consumer or includes false statements. The legal definition of false advertising from the federal Lanham Act is, "Any advertising or promotion that misrepresents the nature, characteristics, qualities or geographic origin of goods, services or commercial activities".
ere are examples of companies that were found guilty of false advertising:
Activia yogurt - Dannon stated that its yogurt had nutritional benefits other yogurts didn't. They had to pay $45 million in a class action settlement.
Splenda - Ads say it is made from sugar; but, that is not the case. It is made of highly-processed chemical compounds.
New Balance - One of their sneakers has been sold with claims to help consumers burn calories. No studies confirmed this and the shoe turned out to be an injury hazard. And finally
Airborne - It claimed to ward off germs to prevent the flu and colds, but no studies backed it up. Airborne had to pay $23.3 million in the class-action lawsuit and $7 million settlement later.
Our hearts are deceitful and sin has made our hearts more deceitful. Today in prayer, confess any sin in your life to Jesus and give your heart to Him.
“All good is hard. All evil is easy. Dying, losing, cheating, and mediocrity is easy. Stay away from easy.” - Scott Alexander
God’s Word: “Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.” – Psalm 139:23
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