Bloomington Beware! Bad Ads: Fighting False Advertising
From: WFHB
Series: Bloomington Beware!
Length: 05:00
Correspondent Rich Fish exposes common advertising shenanigans and explains how YOU can call the bluff by reporting bad ads on a new edition of our consumer watchdog segment, Bloomington Beware!
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Correspondent Rich Fish exposes common advertising shenanigans and explains how YOU can call the bluff by reporting bad ads on a new edition of our consumer watchdog segment, Bloomington Beware!
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