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If lying to gain some financial benefit was illegal, the close to trillion dollar advertising industry wouldn't exist.

• lazide 2y ago
  Ah, but that is ‘mere puffery’. [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puffery https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puffery] It’s the difference between saying ‘I’ve got the best car ever, it’s amazing!’, and ‘my car has a V8’ when it does not.
  • scotty79 2y ago
    That's how Elon Musk avoided jail so far.
    • lazide 2y ago
      Eh, I’d say it’s more the $300 billion net worth personally.
      • scotty79 2y ago
        Money is the real reason. Puffery is an official legally sanctioned excuse.
• ranger_danger 2y ago
  The problem is different people have their own interpretations of the word "lying", including courts and judges.