Fraudulent Advertising Act of 1916 explained

The Fraudulent Advertising Act of 1916 (May 29, 1916, 39 Stat. 165, ch. 130, § 1.), forbade businesses and advertisers to make deliberately misleading and fraudulent statements about the goods they were selling within the District of Columbia .[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Jones . D. G. Brian . Richardson . Alan J. . Shearer . Teri . Truth and the Evolution of the Professions: A Comparative Study of 'Truth in Advertising' and 'True and Fair' Financial Statements in North America during the Progressive Era . Journal of Macromarketing . June 2000 . 20 . 1 . 23–35 . 10.1177/0276146700201003.
  2. Web site: Code of the District of Columbia . Council of the District of Columbia.

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