Footnote fraud

FOOTNOTE FRAUD:
The practice of using footnote references in print, online media, and television to sell consumers on highlighted features of products and services while giving the illusion of disclosure. This concept is not a new one, corporate advertisers have been using similar tactics for decades

Footnote Fraud is taken together from the common words, "footnote" and "fraud".

provides the following definition for Footnote Fraud's root words:

FOOTNOTE-

A footnote (or bootnote) is a note of text placed at the bottom of a page in a book or document. The note comments on and may cite a reference for part of the main body of text. A footnote is normally flagged by a superscript number following that portion of the text the note is in reference to.

Occasionally a number between brackets or parentheses, is used instead, thus: . Typographical devices such as the asterisk (*) or dagger (†) may also be used to point to footnotes. In documents like timetables, many different symbols, as well as letters and numbers, may be used to refer the reader to particular footnotes.

FRAUD-

In the broadest sense, a fraud is a deception made for personal gain. The specific legal definition varies by legal jurisdiction. Fraud is a crime, and is also a civil law violation. Many hoaxes are fraudulent, although those not made for personal gain are not technically frauds.

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