{"id":44824,"date":"2023-08-29T12:17:40","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T16:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/?p=44824"},"modified":"2023-09-13T16:00:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T20:00:36","slug":"franchisor-lie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/franchisor-lie","title":{"rendered":"Did Your Franchisor Lie To You? Report It Here."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/franchisor-who-lies-620x551.jpg\" alt=\"did your franchisor lie?\" class=\"wp-image-44827\" style=\"width:439px;height:390px\" width=\"439\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/franchisor-who-lies-620x551.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/franchisor-who-lies-320x284.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/franchisor-who-lies-768x682.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/franchisor-who-lies-370x329.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/franchisor-who-lies-270x240.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/franchisor-who-lies-570x506.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/franchisor-who-lies-740x657.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/franchisor-who-lies.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is long overdue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lesley Fair<\/strong>, an attorney who works for the <strong>Federal Trade Commission<\/strong> (<em>FTC<\/em>), wants you to report any potential fraudulent activity you feel your franchisor has engaged in. In other words, <strong>if you feel your franchisor lied to you<\/strong>, report it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In most cases, this refers to conversations you had with franchise company representatives&#8230;heck, even ones you had with franchise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/franchise-business-brokers\">brokers<\/a>, about the franchise opportunity you bought. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From Lesley Fair, on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/business-guidance\/blog\/2023\/08\/franchise-fundamentals-reducing-risks-reporting-if-things-go-awry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FTC website<\/a>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<em>If you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/category\/franchise-research\">researched the opportunity thoroughly<\/a>, signed on the dotted line, and gave it your best effort \u2013 but you have evidence that the franchisor didn\u2019t give you the straight story or in some other way engaged in deceptive or unfair practices? Approach the franchisor directly to try to address your concerns. If that doesn\u2019t work, explore your legal options<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then she added this.:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<em>Another important step: Report your experience to the FTC. 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