"Deceptive ads" refer to advertisements that are misleading or dishonest. They aim to trick or deceive people into thinking or doing something that may not be true or beneficial. Full definition
Over the years, fossil fuel companies have poured their resources into lobbying politicians, attacking scientists, funding biased studies, and producing deceptive ad campaigns. (ucsusa.org)
In 2002, the company was hit with a class action lawsuit over its use of deceptive ads. (howtogeek.com)
We recently had deceptive ads removed from a number of apps and prohibited two entire advertising networks from providing services to applications on Facebook Platform because they were not compliant with our policies and failed to correct their advertising practices.» (slaw.ca)