Better Beware: Snake Oil Claims Still With Us

July 12, 2017 Better Beware!, News & Public Affairs, WFHB Local News 674 Views

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W.C. Fields joked about scam artists and snake oil salesmen a century ago. We’re still being bombarded by ads for questionable products and outright fallacious claims even today.

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