The FTC:
A) and an advertiser can enter into a consent decree to force the advertiser to both stop the running of the advertisement and to publicly admit its advertisement was deceptive.
B) can fine an advertiser for running a misleading advertisement if it fails to comply with its order to "cease and desist."
C) can order a false or misleading advertisement to be stopped through a "cease and desist order," but cannot require the violator to correct its advertising.
D) All of these are correct.

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The FTC can fine an advertiser if it does not comply with a "cease and desist" order. A consent decree does not require public admission of deception, and the FTC can require corrective advertising.