Which statement is the most accurate?

A) Almost all advertising has been found by the courts to be "false and deceptive."
B) The goal of advertising is to make a firm's demand curve more elastic.
C) It is illegal to make false and deceptive advertising claims.
D) All forms of advertising are legal because advertising is a form of speech protected by the Bill of Rights.

It is illegal to make false and deceptive advertising claims under the Federal Trade Commission Act. The courts have issued rulings against specific false or deceptive advertisements, but not against all advertising in general. The goal of advertising can vary, and not always to make a firm's demand curve more elastic. Advertising is protected by the First Amendment, but not all forms of advertising are legal if they are false or deceptive.