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Do you believe everything verbatim that companies tell you in advertising?

• gregshap 3y ago
  If they show a car driving I believe it's capable of self-propulsion and not just rolling downhill.
  • dylan604 3y ago
    Hmm, might I interest you in a video of an electric semi-truck?
  • macNchz 3y ago
    A marketing trick that has, in fact, been tried: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2020/09/nikola-admits-prototype-was-rolling-downhill-in-promotional-video/ https://arstechnica.com/cars/2020/09/nikola-admits-prototype...
    • daveguy 3y ago
      Used to be "marketing tricks" were prosecuted as fraud.
      • jes5199 3y ago
        still is. Nikola's CEO, Trevor Milton, was convicted of fraud and is awaiting sentencing.
        • daveguy 3y ago
          Oh. Good to hear. Thank you.
    • olliej 3y ago
      If I recall correctly, that led to literal criminal fraud charges. And iirc Tesla is also being investigated for fraudulent claims for faking the safety of their self driving cars.
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• sp332 3y ago
  When a company invents tech that can do this, how would their ad be different?
• slim 3y ago
  this was plausible
• steego 3y ago
  No, but most people tend to make a mental note of which companies tend to deliver and which ones work hard to mislead them. You do understand the concept of reputation, right?