Fraud in Ads Anywhere. Lying ads, Internet, TV, Radio..etc. What are the worst ?

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27. I don't see or hear much advertising in my daily life...

... except for what's in our local newspaper, and a few technical websites I visit.

I don't install Adobe flash on my computer and I disallow sound and animations on most sites.

Looking at bbc.com/news today I'm flooded with ads for the Financial Times, We've hand picked news about tech, energy, and global finance for you... or something like that, but the ad doesn't move or make any kind of sound, so it's not too obnoxious, rather like a newspaper or magazine ad.

But "hand picked?" Seriously??? Big Brother must think I'm really special!

Most of all I don't "watch television," no broadcast, no satellite, no cable. Our household television is strictly a movie player, no ads, except for the occasional movie trailers on a DVD or (gasp!) video cassette.

My strongest impression after avoiding television for a few years is that U.S.A. television "news" becomes unbearable to watch, and not just Fox. It's all propaganda, and the advertising, even on PBS now, makes it all the more toxic. I can't stand to be in a room where that shit is playing.

I've never seen the ads people are talking about in this thread, but I'm certain they as awful as I imagine.