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14 examples of manufacturers and companies using half-truths to sell their products

'Good for your health', 'double-sized', 'secure protection'... Manufacturers are constantly bombarding us with commercials telling us what to eat, use or buy and yet their so-called good advice hides a darker truth. You only need to look at ingredient labels on food products to see that they're not always the health-boosting musts that manufacturers claim. In other words, companies have become expert at using dubious marketing tactics...

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Here are 14 photos that prove that consumers are being fed half-truths...

1. A calcium-rich syrup that contains ZERO calcium

Illustration de l'article : 14 examples of manufacturers and companies using half-truths to sell their products

2. A toothpaste that protects our teeth 24 hours a day, but which needs to be used twice a day

Illustration de l'article : 14 examples of manufacturers and companies using half-truths to sell their products

3. An electric fence made from wood?

Illustration de l'article : 14 examples of manufacturers and companies using half-truths to sell their products

4. Seriously?

Illustration de l'article : 14 examples of manufacturers and companies using half-truths to sell their products

5. When the new, bigger size is actually smaller

Illustration de l'article : 14 examples of manufacturers and companies using half-truths to sell their products

6. A double Snickers bar is not actually double the size

Illustration de l'article : 14 examples of manufacturers and companies using half-truths to sell their products

7. When romantic lighting hides the truth

Illustration de l'article : 14 examples of manufacturers and companies using half-truths to sell their products

8. Strawberries that are also grapes?

Illustration de l'article : 14 examples of manufacturers and companies using half-truths to sell their products

9. Err okay, guess we'll just spend the night here...

Illustration de l'article : 14 examples of manufacturers and companies using half-truths to sell their products

10. How often do 'easy peel' packets prove to be impossible to open?

Illustration de l'article : 14 examples of manufacturers and companies using half-truths to sell their products

11. 100% juice that only has 27% juice

Illustration de l'article : 14 examples of manufacturers and companies using half-truths to sell their products

12. If that's not a fingerprint then what is it?

Illustration de l'article : 14 examples of manufacturers and companies using half-truths to sell their products

13. This photo speaks for itself... Same goes for the wraps, fries, deserts etc.

Illustration de l'article : 14 examples of manufacturers and companies using half-truths to sell their products

14. When the person who designed a remote control has no sense of direction

Illustration de l'article : 14 examples of manufacturers and companies using half-truths to sell their products