> If you see a house advertised for sale at $500,000, the owners aren’t obligated to sell you the house for $500,000 or even to sell the house at any price. An advertisement alone isn’t a legally binding offer to complete a transaction.
It's been a long time since I took my business law classes, so I could be wrong, but I think they part of the test for whether something is false advertising or not is whether a reasonable person would believe the offer is legitimate.
For example, if a dealer has a car worth $20k and they're advertising it for $15k, a reasonable person would probably believe that's a legitimate offer. If that same dealer is advertising that same car for $100, a reasonable person wouldn't believe that is a real offer.
It's been a long time since I took my business law classes, so I could be wrong, but I think they part of the test for whether something is false advertising or not is whether a reasonable person would believe the offer is legitimate.
For example, if a dealer has a car worth $20k and they're advertising it for $15k, a reasonable person would probably believe that's a legitimate offer. If that same dealer is advertising that same car for $100, a reasonable person wouldn't believe that is a real offer.