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TV Drug Ads May Cause Disinfo Swallowing TV Drug Ads May Cause Disinfo Swallowing Oct 22, 2013? TV ads for medication are as relentless as political ads during a campaign. But surely drug ads couldnt be as?disingenuous?as political ads. Its illegal for companies to make blatantly false claims about a drug. Nevertheless, a study shows that six out of 10 prescription drug ads are misleading—as were eight out of 10 ads for over-the-counter drugs. Researchers analyzed 168 ads for medication that aired on nightly news. They assessed each commercial’s main claim. Their finding: only about a