Observed arrival · 2026-09-20
Report Fake Ads: A Field Guide for Suspicious Claims
An independent consumer guide for preserving, checking, and reporting deceptive ads, product claims, hidden sponsorships, and misleading promotions.
- For
- People documenting deceptive ads or product claims
- Worth noticing
- Its first case study compares a claimed 1 TB drive with about 139 GB of validated capacity.
Field notes
The homepage organizes investigations around four starting situations, including misleading posts, creator product claims, problematic purchases, and already-collected evidence. Its checklist asks users to preserve the complete ad rather than an isolated crop, including identifying details and disclosure language. A tested-products section applies the method to an EATOP flash drive, contrasting a reported 1.01 TB capacity with approximately 139 GB of continuously validated space.
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Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.
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