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Lloyds Bank plc
A national press ad for Lloyds Banking Group, seen on 25 March 2025, included a photo of a black horse galloping past new homes with building work underway. Large text stated “£19.5 billion for social housing. And that’s just the start”. Smaller text underneath stated “Everyone deserves a safe place to call home. That’...
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Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals t/a RSPCA
A YouTube video, TV ad and poster didn't misleadingly represent the welfare standards afforded to animals farmed under the RSPCA Assured scheme.
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Cambridge Corporate Consultants Ltd t/a The Claims Guide
An post on X by The Claims Guide misleadingly implied that their company was approved, endorsed or authorised by the UK Government.
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Montdog Ltd t/a Wild Pack
Two posts for dogfood company on their Instagram page featured videos of Geogia Toffolo made misleading claims that other pet food products posed significant health risks or led to chronic diseases, the provenance of ingredients in other pet food products and discredited or denigrated other competitors’ products.
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Petchip.Network
Two paid-for Google search ads for Petchip.Network misleadingly implied they were an approved database to comply with the legal requirements for microchipping cats and dogs.
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Tesco Stores Ltd
An outdoor digital poster comparing the Tesco Clubcard and Sainsbury’s Nectar loyalty card schemes wasn’t misleading.
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Wenzhou Xinyu Maoyi Youxian Gongsi t/a XINYU TRADE
Two Instagram stories on Mel Lloyd’s account featuring affiliate links weren't obviously identifiable as ads.
Rulings
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Rulings (7)