Busted: Worst Cases of Misleading Ads

L’Oreal’s Julia Roberts touch-up

In the summer of 2011, British authorities banned two L’Oreal beauty ads because, officials said, L’Oreal did not provide evidence that the pictures in them—one showed an image of actress Julia Roberts, the other model Christy Turlington—could be replicated without digital manipulation. A heated debate ensued stateside, too.Image

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