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If you've ever been confused by miniature bottles branded as Fireball Cinnamon, the popular cinnamon-flavored drink found in gas stations and supermarkets, you're not alone — and now there's a lawsuit over the matter. Citing two news articles pointing out that the bottles, while displaying the Fireball label, do not actually contain whisky, lawyers representing Chicago plaintiff Anna Marquez are seeking unspecified damages against Fireball-maker the Sazerac Company. In the suit, Marquez and her attorneys say the mini bottles, which advertise "Fireball Cinnamon," falsely give consumers the impression that the drinks are merely smaller versions of regular Fireball whisky. "When viewed together with the Fireball distilled spirit brand name, the label misleads consumers into believing it is or contains distilled spirits," the suit states. A representative for Sazerac said the company does not comment on pending litigation and referred an inquiry to the company's Fireball Cinnamon FAQ page.

☆ Buyers of mini cinnamon Fireball bottles thought they contained whisky - turns out they don't, lawsuit claims.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Bethany Biron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A new lawsuit claims Sazerac is misleading consumers that its 99 cent "Fireball Cinnamon" product contains whisky. The product, which debuted in 2020, contains malt liquor flavored to taste like whisky. The suit claims the company created the "overall misleading impression" that it contains whisky. "It's not actual Fireball Cinnamon Whisky. It's a malt-beverage version called simply Fireball Cinnamon.

Companies Tesla Inc FollowTwitter Inc FollowJan 23 (Reuters) - Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk will take the witness stand again on Monday, as he defends himself against fraud claims that he lied when he tweeted in 2018 that he had funding to take the electric carmaker private. Millions of dollars are at stake as well as the reputation of Musk, whose personal stature is a central asset of the Tesla brand. The trial will test whether Musk's penchant for taking to Twitter to air his sometimes irreverent views misleads investors and damages the value of the company. Shareholders claim they lost millions after Musk tweeted that he had "funding secured" to take Tesla private. The defendants include current and former Tesla directors, whom Spiro said had "pure" motives in their response to Musk's plan.

☆ UN chief slams fossil fuel industry expansion in Davos speech
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Guterres pointed blame squarely at the fossil fuel industry when addressing the Davos crowd, composed of billionaires, politicians and business leaders, including dozes of high level executives from the world’s biggest oil and gas companies. And like the tobacco industry, those responsible must be held to account,” Guterres told the conference. A new report published on Tuesday by the campaign group Reclaim Finance revealed that dozens of banks and financial institutions with net zero pledges are still pouring money into fossil fuels. Since signing, however, it found members have invested hundreds of billions into fossil fuels. Guterres called on companies to “put forward credible and transparent transition plans on how to achieve net zero,” by the end of 2023.

☆ UK parliament considers recalling Amazon exec after lawmaker "unhappy" with testimony
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Martin Coulter | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

An Amazon spokesperson strongly denied the executive - European policy chief Brian Palmer - misled the committee. It cited legal filings related to U.S. court cases and testimony from workers at five warehouses in the UK. "We were extremely unhappy with his testimony," McDonald told Reuters. An Amazon spokesperson said that Amazon used CCTV cameras "to ensure the safety of employees and security of products". "To suggest that the use of these standard business practices amount to surveillance of employees is wrong," the Amazon spokesperson added.

☆ China accuses U.S. of distorting facts after aircraft clash
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SHANGHAI, Jan 1 (Reuters) - A U.S. military plane involved in a confrontation with Chinese aircraft in disputed southern waters last week had violated international law and put the safety of Chinese pilots at risk, a defence ministry spokesman said. But Tian Junli, spokesman for China's Southern Theatre Command, said in a statement late on Saturday that the United States had misled the public about the incident near the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. He said the U.S. plane violated international law, disregarded repeated warnings by China and made dangerous approaches that threatened the safety of China's aircraft. "The United States deliberately misleads public opinion... in an attempt to confuse the international audience," Tian said. China claims almost the entire South China Sea as its sovereign territory, but parts of it are contested by Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei.

☆ Fact Check-Low quality version of photo of Biden on Delaware beach misleads on social media
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A low-quality image of U.S. President Joe Biden posing beside two young girls has been misinterpreted by users who claim that he was behaving inappropriately. This is evil.”The posts show a low-quality image of Biden posing for a photograph with two young girls. It is clearly a right hand due to the thumb placement and it cannot be Biden’s as his right hand is already placed on the shorter girl’s shoulder. Biden is photographed with his right hand on the shoulder of the right girl and left hand on the back of the taller girl. A low-quality photograph of U.S. President Joe Biden posing with two young girls has been misinterpreted online.

☆ Oregon Measure 112: Voters will decide on removing the state constitution's language addressing slavery in prisons
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( Taiyler Simone Mitchell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Oregon Measure 112 would change language in the state constitution that addresses slavery and involuntary servitude in prisons. Supporters argue that the slavery language has heavily affected marginalized communities. A Secretary of State's analysis of the measure states: "The measure does not require additional state government revenues or expenditures; however the impact of the measure will depend on potential legal action or changes to inmate work programs." Support and oppositionOregonians Against Slavery & Involuntary Servitude is leading the campaign in support of the measure. Supporters argue that the slavery exception has heavily affected marginalized communities.

☆ UK financial watchdog proposes rules to stamp out 'greenwashing'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Huw Jones | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Trillions of dollars have flowed globally into investments touting their environmental, social and governance (ESG) credentials, but rules on what constitutes ESG are patchy. The market for UK-listed responsible investment funds grew 64% in 2021 to reach 79 billion pounds ($89.34 billion), the Financial Conduct Authority said. "Greenwashing misleads consumers and erodes trust in all ESG products," said Sacha Sadan, director of environment, social and governance at the FCA. "This places the UK at the forefront of sustainable investment internationally." It said it was stepping up checks on sustainable products and enhancing enforcement.

☆ Statement of initiative group for implementing project Exit Poll 2020 – presidential elections
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-29 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: +5 min

Statement of initiative group for implementing project Exit Poll 2020 – presidential electionsThe members of the initiative group took notice of the press release issued on October 28 by the Central Election Commission (CEC), the response provided by the CEC president, Mr. Emil Cimil, to CBS-Research and the public statements made by the CEC secretary, Mr. Maxim Lebedinschi. We ascertained that the disseminated press release misleads public opinion about a number of aspects. As to Mr. Cimil’s interpretation that this poll does not meet the criteria of an exit poll, we note that, as we also mentioned in the public announcement, this is not a classical exit poll. We used the notion of exit poll due to its usual character for voters and the exercise we intend to carry out has the same goal and ending as a classical exit poll. Initiative group for implementing project Exit Poll 2020October 29, 2020, Chisinau_______DISCLAIMER: Issuers of press releases – not the news agency IPN – are fully responsible for the accuracy and essence of the content submitted for publication and/or distribution.

Persons: Emil Cimil, Maxim Lebedinschi, Maxim Lebedinshi, misleads, wasn’t, Dorin, – Organizations: Central, Commission, CEC, CBS, Research, ”, Center for, Audiovisual, IPN Locations: Republic of Moldova, Chisinau

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