One of the titans of America’s post-war advertising industry, Bill Bernbach, offered useful advice to the clients who sought his expertise: “The most powerful element in advertising is the truth.” Then, as now, companies can be tempted to give what they hope would be a compelling sales line a higher priority than accuracy.

YouTube’s highest earning star in 2018 was a seven-year-old boy named Ryan, writes Rebecca Mardon.

The Press Ombudsman and Press Council have called for regulation of social media to stop spin, lies, and corporate interests distorting debate.

An "irresponsible" advert for Conde Nast Traveller magazine has been banned in the UK for using a model who appeared to be "unhealthily thin".

A Paddy Power ad ahead in the UK of Floyd Mayweather's bout with Conor McGregor urging readers to "Always Bet on Black" has been banned for the likelihood of it causing serious offence.

2017 has so far been a banner year for volumising mascara, with great new formulas launching at every price point. Rachel Marie Walsh counts down her top ten.

A recent finding by the Advertising Standards Authority in Northern Ireland has upheld the claim that the pro-life laws there have saved 100,000 lives since 1967.

Skincare brand Olay's claim that its Regenerist products improve the appearance of skin "cell by cell" has been banned for misleading consumers.

A complaint about a billboard campaign claiming the North's restrictive abortion laws had saved 100,000 lives has been dismissed by the regulator.

Eleven out of 13 advertisements recently investigated by the Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland’s (ASAI) were found to have been in breach of its code.

A "sexist" advert for an estate agent in London depicting a young woman with an older man will be removed after it sparked a backlash.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) have deemed that the promotional material for the game No Man’s Sky was “not misleading”.

An ad in Britain for the delivery service Diet Chef has been banned for presenting a "socially irresponsible" approach to women's body image.

A Christmas ad for luxury brand Mulberry has been cleared after viewers complained that it was offensive for replacing the baby Jesus with a handbag.

An Yves Saint Laurent advert has been banned for featuring a model with a visible rib cage and knees and thighs of a similar width.

A bus company has apologised after advertising its fares with a picture of a half-naked woman and the words "ride me all day for £3".

Three television ads for e-cigarettes have been banned in the UK just weeks after new rules came into effect allowing people to be shown using the devices.

Anti-smoking campaigners have accused TV adverts which show e-cigarette use for the first time of "sexualising" vaping.

Anti-smoking campaigners in the UK have accused TV advertisements which show e-cigarette use for the first time of “sexualising” vaping.

An ad for The Sun newspaper’s Dream Team fantasy football competition has been banned for offering the “sexist and offensive” prize of a date with a page three girl.

A radio advertisement featuring a woman crying after she returned a new Toyota Auris in favour of her old Volkswagen Golf has earned the German car maker a rap on the knuckles from the advertising standards watchdog.

Christians have said they are “grateful” after their complaint against an advertisement by betting organisation Sporting Index was upheld by the UK industry watchdog.

Complaints about a TV advertisement which showed a girl removing salad items from a burger have been upheld by the industry watchdog in the UK.

It was a question that might have puzzled the Sphinx, but the answer lies in a simple pyramid.

Another Jaguar ad has been banned for promoting speed and unsafe driving.

This was supposed to have been Cristiano Ronaldo’s tournament. His heroics against Sweden had taken Portugal to the finals.

British regulators have restricted a poster for Rihanna’s perfume Rogue to areas where children are unlikely to see it because of its “sexually suggestive” image of the pop star.

Irish Rail was ordered in January to drop a TV ad offering inter-city journeys for €9.99.

Paddy Power’s controversial Oscar Pistorius advert is to be withdrawn with immediate effect in the UK, the country's advertising watchdog has ruled.

A series of advertisements for energy company Pinergy fronted by Irish rugby captain Paul O’Connell have been banned for “misleading” consumers.

A campaign for the drink Lucozade Sport has been banned in Britain following complaints about its central claim that the product “hydrates and fuels you better than water”.

Vatican to field cricket team, take on Anglican Church

Complaints by the city of Limerick about an Irish Examiner advertising campaign for a recent crime series were thrown out by the Advertising Standards Authority as neither inaccurate nor misleading.

An Iceland supermarket ad has been banned for “denigrating” food safety officials’ testing for horse meat in its burgers.

An Iceland supermarket ad in the UK has been banned for “denigrating” Irish food safety officials’ testing for horse meat in its burgers.

"Hi mate. I’m still out in town, just got £1,000 in my account from these guys.."

An Ikea advert showing a couple using increasingly violent methods to kill off garden gnomes has drawn dozens of complaints from viewers.

A Harvey Nichols advertising campaign showing women about to kiss their mirror image has escaped censure.

Parents in England are up in arms over an advertisement for milk that has got their kids repeating the words "Not on our watch, pussies".

SOMEONE was missing at the University of Ulster’s winter graduation last November.