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September 11, 2023

These days, you can’t even trust a bottle of water or a can of pumpkin guts! Seriously, check out what these products promise versus the reality of what they deliver…

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THAT WASABI YOU'RE PAYING FOR IS LIKELY NOT WASABI. Real wasabi is very hard to come by. Unless you're eating at an expensive place, the paste on your sushi is mainly horseradish with green food coloring. CRACKED.COM — Source: 25 Marketing Lies Somehow Still Seen

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BUY ORGANIC It's the healthier choice! Except that... 100% Organic is the only option that's truly organic, and even that doesn't mean it's free of pesticides. Organic only has to contain 95% organic ingredients. Made With Organic Ingredients only has to be made with 70% organic stuff. GRACKED.COM — Source: 23 Lies Disguised As Product Labels

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NO, THAT YOGURT DOESN'T HAVE ITS OWN KIND OF BACTERIA. WITH BIFIDUS REGULARIS Did you notice the R symbol next to Bifidus Regularis? That's there because it's a made-up name. The Bifidus in Activia is Bifidobacterium animalis, also found in other brands of yogurt. CRACKED.COM — Source: 25 Marketing Lies Somehow Still Seen

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HOW DO THRILLER AUTHORS *You messed of -time. Dr. Cross WRITE SO MANY JAMES PATTERSON BOOKS? EASY CRIST THEY DON'T. Best-selling authors such as James Patterson, Wilbur Smith, and others just write a short outline for each chapter. Hired co-writers do most of the work. CRACKED.COM — Source: 25 Marketing Lies Somehow Still Seen

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Manufacturers can slap the buzzword Omega- 3 label on pretty much anything with even a trace of any type of fatty acid in it. Some brands of cereal and eggs brag about their Omega-3 content, but fail to specify whether it's one of the good fatty acid types (DHA and EPA) or the third kind (ALA) which has no proven health benefits. Some brands of yogurt and soymilk label their products as containing Omega-3 even if a serving contains as little DHA as a bite of salmon. CRACK — Source: 23 Lies Disguised As Product Labels

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CRACKED.COM BEWARE OF SLY SERVING SIZES. Nutrition Facts power-c 2.5 Serving Per Container Serving Size oz (360 mL) dragonfruit flavored + other natural Amount Per Serving Calories 60 % Daily Value excellent source of C and b Total Fat 0g 0% 90% vitamin C Sodium Omg 0% 60% vitamins b5 b6 b1 Total Carbohydrate 6% 17g an zinc & chromium tay 60 calories per serving? 17 grams of carbs? That sounds OK- -until you realize that a relatively small container is supposed to be more than one serving, so you're getting several times that. Calcium — Source: 25 Marketing Lies Somehow Still Seen

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Libby's For-One WHEN IS A PUMPKIN 100% Pure NOT A UMPKIN PUMPKIN? Canned pumpkin puree is often made with winter squash, as it has better texture and flavor. These are all related species, SO the FDA is OK with labeling any of them as pure pumpkin. CRACKED.COM — Source: 25 Marketing Lies Somehow Still Seen

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DID THEY ACTUALLY CLIMB A MOUNTAIN TO GET THAT WATER? TAKE A GUESS. An awful lot of mountain PURE QUALITY water comes from as high up as a tap. The only MOUNTAIN ICE mountains involved are the SPRING WATER 100% NATURAL mountains of cash from the huge markup on water from municipal sources. CRACKED.COM — Source: 25 Marketing Lies Somehow Still Seen

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"Antioxidants"

CRACKED.COM cherry Can UP de California Pasas Pasas OF SOURCE FROM NATURAL Artioxidant & DARK CHOCOLATE FAT late ROANDS 28% CHOCOLATE SLEADING HERSHEY'S Low Fat NATURAL FLAVANOL ANTIOXIDANT vaalia digestive MILK Helps CHOCOLATE antioxidants goii & 2x175g Many products claim to have antioxidants, giving you the illusion that they are healthy. Most of these products have very small amounts of antioxidants, which won't give you any benefits anyway. In fact, 7Up was sued for marketing their Cherry 7Up as a health drink with this label in 2012. — Source: 23 Lies Disguised As Product Labels

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NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED. Animals were harmed, or even died, while filming movies such as Life of Pi and The Hobbit. Those got the American Humane Association's seal of approval anyway, SO as not to upset Hollywood types. CRACKED.COM — Source: 25 Marketing Lies Somehow Still Seen

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Helps Support Your Immune System No Water Needed SUPPLEMENTS CAN HELP YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM EXCEPT THAT NO, THEY CAN'T. Immunity boosters have minerals, vitamins, and herbs. You may have noticed they also have a nifty asterisk. It leads you to the small print, which tells you they don't have any evidence, and you shouldn't use them for their advertised purpose. CRACKED.COM — Source: 25 Marketing Lies Somehow Still Seen

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CHECK OUT ALL THAT FAKE HAIR. Shampoo ads are just the beginning-n fashion shots enhance the model's hair with extensions. CRACKED.COM — Source: 25 Marketing Lies Somehow Still Seen

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HAND SANITIZERS KILL 99.99% OF GERMS- IN A LAB. HAND SANITIZE KILLS 99.99% of GERMS Sanitizers are tested in lab conditions that don't match those of the real world, where they are supposed to do the bug-killing. Also, the surviving germs may or may not be the worst of the bunch. CRACKED.COM — Source: 25 Marketing Lies Somehow Still Seen

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ON THE INGREDIENT LIST, SALT HAS MANY NAMES. CRACKED.COM Sodium benzoate, Disodium and Monosodium glutamate (MSG) are just some of the names to hide how much of the silent killer there actually is in your food. — Source: 23 Lies Disguised As Product Labels

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Orange NO CRASH ENERGY DRINKS MEAN NO SUGAR 5-hour CRASH. Oran ENERGY Some of these beverages will tell you that you won't crash Hours of energy+ after drinking them, Sugar contain free as they no sugar. Notice that they 4 calories don't say a word about the No caffeine crash. Sugar Crash CRACKED.COM — Source: 25 Marketing Lies Somehow Still Seen

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Federal rules state that the word 'light' should describe the product as having 'lower calories' 100 COUPON GOOD SOURT of FINCE Amazing Prune Light LIGHT TASTE MICIOUS CRACKED.COM or as having 'less taste or color' which can be very misleading. — Source: 23 Lies Disguised As Product Labels

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ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE OUT OF INK? Y c LC525XL.Y PUSH ICSUSC POUSSEZ PUSH Not only are ink cartridges mortgage-your-house expensive- they are somethimes rigged to stop printing While they still contain ink, SO you have to buy more before you really need it. CRACKED.COM — Source: 25 Marketing Lies Somehow Still Seen

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The award stickers on bottles of wine mislead customers into thinking they're of higher quality. Most of the wines which enter the competitions receive an award. According to a judge, if the wine didn't make you retch, it'll be honored. GOLD AVONTUUR AVONTUUR other SALE Minalli Plan CRACKED.COM — Source: 23 Lies Disguised As Product Labels

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DOES THAT BEER LOOK DELICIOUSLY FROTHY? IT MIGHT BE SOAP. A little bit of dish soap is added to beer, coffee, milk, and other beverages for ads to make them look bubblier than they are when you pour them. CRACKED.COM — Source: 25 Marketing Lies Somehow Still Seen

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CRACKED.CO BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS CAN BE TAKEN A FEW MINUTES APART. Change to better-fitting clothes, change your posture, suck in your gut, and... that's it! No weight loss or any other real change is needed, as shown by this personal trainer on her Instagram account. — Source: 25 Marketing Lies Somehow Still Seen

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CRACKED.COM SHOE POLISH MAKES MEAT SO APPETIZING. Grilled meats looks delicious in ads- even if it's raw meat with shoe polish rubbed on. It's easier than grilling it for real. — Source: 25 Marketing Lies Somehow Still Seen

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PEOPLE INSECURE ABOUT THEIR ACNE BREAKOUTS EMPTY THEIR WALLETS FOR OIL-FREE CRAON COSMETIC PRODUCTS. However, a simple look at the ingredients will tell you that the natural oils have just been swapped out for synthetic variants. MOTESFREE ...ironically these synthetic oils irritate the skin more. — Source: 23 Lies Disguised As Product Labels

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DOES THE CEREAL IN THE AD LOOK YUMMY? THAT'S BECAUSE OF THE GLUE. Glue kinda looks like milk, but is much thicker, SO it supports the cereal better and doesn't make it as soggy as it is in your bowl. ELMER'S GLUE CRACKED.COM — Source: 25 Marketing Lies Somehow Still Seen

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CRACKED.COM NO NO, THIS DOESN'T CONTAIN SUGAR. IT HAS... UM... OTHER STUFF. Many products hide the fact that they contain added sugar by calling it something else in the ingredients list. Some known aliases are: fruit juice concentrate, evaporated corn sweetener, malt syrup, lactose, sucrose, nectar... — Source: 25 Marketing Lies Somehow Still Seen

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Lightly Sweetened will still give you REGULAR DIABETES The term Lightly Sweetened isn't officially regulated by the FDA and signifies nothing. A large of this Starbucks lightly sweetenediced tea has more than SEVEN packets of sugar! Teavana Shaken Iced Black Tea Premium black tea lightly sweetened nd sha Ventil Iced 24oz : Sweetened : Nutrition Facts Per! Serving (24floz) Calories 120 Calories FromFatO Daily Total Carbohydrate 30g 30g! 10% Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 30g Protein Og CRACKED.COM — Source: 23 Lies Disguised As Product Labels

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IT'S LIKELY YOUR BED SHEETS AREN'T REALLY 800-THREAD COUNT. Many bedding companies count the number of plies (fabric strands) that make up a single thread. So a 200-thread count sheet with 4-ply threads is advertised as 800-thread count. CRACKED.COM — Source: 25 Marketing Lies Somehow Still Seen

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Net weight does not refer to the total weight of the food inside your canned good. In 2013, it has been found that the actual food product in canned goods represent an average of only 57% of the net weight. Great Value Mandarin Oranges The rest was just water. GRACKED.COM — Source: 23 Lies Disguised As Product Labels

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CAR MAKERS KEEP CHEATING ON FUEL ECONOMY TESTS. Manufacturers have learned that their cars don't need good mileage on the streets- only during the tests. It doesn't help that the EPA only checks 15% of new car models, and they take the manufacturer's word on the rest. CRACKED.COM — Source: 25 Marketing Lies Somehow Still Seen

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CRACKED FDA Regulations currently have very little say in the production, sale, and labeling of honey. It is not uncommon for honey to be cut with cheaper sweetening agents such as corn syrup and even plain old sugar. Several brands have been found to have all trace of pollen filtered out, which reduces the purported health benefits of raw honey. Even the variety isn't safe! NOT Honeys so PURE labeled as a certain flavor may HONEY potentially be sourced from other, NET WT 12 OZ (340g) more common blossoms. — Source: 23 Lies Disguised As Product Labels

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MMMM... PENNZOIL. Motor oil is used instead of to PENNZOIL EZNN3 syrup photograph pancakes, as it doesn't absorb as fast and looks better. CRACKED.COM — Source: 25 Marketing Lies Somehow Still Seen

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The very small serving size allows Coffee- Mate to say The it doesn't Original contain trans fats, Nestle. Coffee- even though it does. mate COAPTE CREAMER Nutrition Facts/ /Datos de Nutricion Size/Tamano por Racion: tsp/cucharadita (2g) Serving Servings Container/ /Raciones por about/aprox DER Envase: Amount per Serving /Cantidad Racion per Calories /Calorias 10 de Calories from Fat Calorias Valor Diaris % Daily Value*/ Total Fat/Grasa 1% Total 3 ada 0.gg The Trans Fat/ /Grasa Trans 0g original 0g rasa Poliinsaturada Monounsatu 0g rated Fat/ Grasa Mogoinsaturada FREE Cholesterol/ /Colesterol LACTOSE Omg CHOLESTEROL FREE Sodium 09 Sodia Omg Total Carbohydrate/ /Carbohidrato Total — Source: 23 Lies Disguised As Product Labels

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CARE FOR SOME... UM... COLORED POTATOES? Real ice cream is hard to photograph in a studio, as it melts under the lights. That firm, delicious- looking cream you see in ads is mashed potatoes. CRACKED.COM — Source: 25 Marketing Lies Somehow Still Seen

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PERDUE. Fit& Easy 25:35-11 12 31 chicken Thish Filets NO HORMONES California ANDER Grown fresh ADDED!!! Even though that is a great thing, it's there just to trick people. The truth is that artificial or added hormones are forbidden to use in any poultry production in the U.S. Poultry brands like to put that label on their products to make it seem like their product is healthier and eco-friendlier than it really is. CRACKED.COM — Source: 23 Lies Disguised As Product Labels

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ADVERTISED BATTERY LIFE REFLECTS HOPELESSLY UNREALISTIC CONDITIONS. Yes, YOU can get your computer to run 15 hours on a single charge- - if you disable WiFi, dim your monitor, and don't run anything or play any music or video. That's how that number was arrived at. CRACKED.COM — Source: 25 Marketing Lies Somehow Still Seen

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THIS 10-IN-1 Daily Moisturizing TURN-BACK-TIME CREAM LOTION HELPST TO: 1 promote collagen production 2 visibly diminish wrinkles to clinically proven 3 visibly fill fine lines relieve dry which CRACKED.COM 4 boost oxygen microcirculation moisturizes for 24 hour# 5 even skin tone 6 hydrate and plump fragrance free 7 repair and soothe 8 smoothskin's texture 9 brighten and clarify 10 improve skin's firmness DERMATOLOGIST companies who use APPROVED words such as clinically tested or helps improve skin's firmness rarely publish studies showing that their products contain enough substances to be considered effective. — Source: 23 Lies Disguised As Product Labels

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According to the U.S. FDA (and no one else), the term non-alcoholic does not mean O'DOUL'S alcohol-free. No, see, a drink labeled non-alcoholic can actually contain up to 0.5% alcohol by volume, whereas an alcohol- EXTRA free beverage must PREMIUM truly BE free from DOUL'S alcohol (or be, like, License really non-alcoholic). 123.52 CRACKED.COM — Source: 23 Lies Disguised As Product Labels

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WOW! This containergives you 30% MORE detergent!!! VV 170oz OVER 30 MORE DETERGENT Tide 225 FL OZ Wait... 30% more for free? Nope, just 30% more than If it were a 30% smaller container. Obviously. GRACKED.COM — Source: 23 Lies Disguised As Product Labels

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45 Common Products That Are Lying Right to Our Faces — Source: 25 Marketing Lies Somehow Still Seen

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THE 'GLUTEN-FREE LABEL IS BEING SLAPPED ON ODKA PRODUCTS R-FREE I GLUTEN-FREE ED I NON-GMO CORN I NO ALLERG THAT DON'T! CONTAIN GLUTEN IN RevotioN Be SUGARFREE THE FIRST ZERO GLUTEN FAT PLACE SUCH FREE 0 AS VODKA. first THIS CAN LEAD CONSUMERS TO BELIEVE THAT GLUTEN EXISTS IN OTHER DISTILLED LIQUORS... WHICH IT DOESN'T CRACKED.COM — Source: 23 Lies Disguised As Product Labels

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Quick Easy ORIGINAL PREMIUM. SALTINE CRACKERS NETWT1LB(453g) & Easy Recipe Quick onBack! NABISCO ORIGINAL PREMIUM Sensible Snacking No Cholesterol No Saturated fat SALTINE CRACKERS Do NETWT1LB (453g) NET Look! No cholesterol! That means it's healthy! Not really; since grain is naturally cholesterol-free these claims shouldn't even be mentioned. They're only there to distract you. CRACKED.COM — Source: 23 Lies Disguised As Product Labels

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45 Common Products That Are Lying Right to Our Faces — Source: 25 Marketing Lies Somehow Still Seen

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Walmart.com Product Packaging Equate Beauty Wedge Applicator: Sponges, 100 count WEDGE Distributed by: Mal-Mart Stores. Inc., Bentonville, AR 72716 c Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Made in China USA MADE IN VETNAM AMERICAN Glove American MILLS 100% NATURAL COTTON 4 MULTI-PURPOSE DISH CLOTHS MADE IN CHINA Company MADE IN PAKISTAN Dallas. Oregan F ises to VARNING Made in india Foreign manufacturers can put an American flag on their labels and claim their product is made in the USA to make them look home-produced. CRACKED.COM — Source: 23 Lies Disguised As Product Labels

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CRACKED.COM NO TRANS FAT MEANS OK, MAYBE A LIL' BIT. According to FDA regulations, products can be labeled as trans-fat-free as long as they contain less than half a gram per serving. That means you can swallow half your maximum daily intake with just two servings of healthy stuff. — Source: 25 Marketing Lies Somehow Still Seen

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