“Ads must not be fraudulent or deceptive. Your product or service must accurately match the content of your ad. Any claims in your ad must have factual support.”
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These requirements impose affirmative obligations on advertisers to ensure accuracy and factual grounding, making unsubstantiated or misleading advertising a policy violation.
Interpretive note: The clause contains three independent propositions. The canonical claim states the primary one (non-fraud/non-deception) and incorporates the closely related accuracy and factual-support requirements, which are parallel obligations rather than truly independent effects. All three are noted here for transparency.
Advertisers are required to ensure their ads are truthful, accurately reflect their offerings, and back up all claims with facts.
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"Ads must not be fraudulent or deceptive. Your product or service must accurately match the content of your ad. Any claims in your ad must have factual support.Excerpt from LinkedIn's Advertising Policies
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These requirements impose affirmative obligations on advertisers to ensure accuracy and factual grounding, making unsubstantiated or misleading advertising a policy violation.
Advertisers are required to ensure their ads are truthful, accurately reflect their offerings, and back up all claims with facts.
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