Don’t fall for the online ads peddling you fake air conditioners ‘developed by NASA engineers’ — UK advertising regulator shares how you can spot and report them
- Ads for fake air conditioners are plaguing Facebook and YouTube
- These appliances promise high performance features and claim to be ground-breaking
- UK advertising regulator warns you should be sceptical and report them
The UK is having its share of sweltering heatwaves this summer and there’s never been a bigger demand for the best fans and air conditioners — but that's also come with a wave of fake air conditioning adverts.
Adverts for portable air conditioners allegedly ‘designed by former NASA engineers’ that can cool down a room ‘in less than 90 seconds’ are being pushed to consumers across the likes Facebook and YouTube. Portable air conditioners have been going out of stock pretty much everywhere — more recently Meaco’s Cirro lineup — so appliances from trusted brands are becoming a lot harder to come by as the UK is gripped by high temperatures
The advertised air conditioners claim to...
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