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Reporting false claims

Bit of a weird one here, who do you tell if you see a company making a false claim about themselves?

There is a company and I'm not going to name and shame but they sell X product and they are claiming to have the widest range of X on the internet and they definitely do not! XD
Just wondering if there's somewhere I could report that to.
They advertise this "fact" pretty heavily on their site as well!
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  • Enfieldian
    Enfieldian Posts: 2,893 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    The Advertising Standards Agency?
  • wealdroam
    wealdroam Posts: 19,180 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Bit of a weird one here, who do you tell if you see a company making a false claim about themselves?

    There is a company and I'm not going to name and shame but they sell X product and they are claiming to have the widest range of X on the internet and they definitely do not! XD
    Just wondering if there's somewhere I could report that to.
    They advertise this "fact" pretty heavily on their site as well!

    Assuming they're a UK company, report them to Trading Standards.
    Preferably the TS department for their local authority, but any TS dept should passing the information on.
  • I second the ASA as well - this sounds like a case of misleading advertising, which the ASA can investigate and act on.
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