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{{~~CompanyInfobox~~

| Founded = 2000

|~~Company~~=~~Xlear~~

| Industry = Nasal sprays

|~~Founded~~=~~2000~~

| Type = Private

|Type=Private

| Website = https://xlear.com

|~~Industry=Nasal sprays~~

~~|Official~~ Website=https://xlear.com

}}

'''Xlear''' is a Utah-based nasal spray company which [[~~false~~ advertising|falsely advertised]] its nasal spray as a COVID-19 preventative and treatment. In 2021, the FTC sued Xlear for this false claim.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|last=Felner|first=Lauren|url=https://www.theverge.com/policy/692327/xlear-ftc-lawsuit-covid-health-claims-consumer-protection~~|title=A nasal spray company wants to make it harder for the FTS to police health claims~~|website=The Verge~~|date=2025-06-25~~}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2021/10/ftc-sues-utah-based-company-falsely-claiming-its-nasal-sprays-can-prevent-treat-covid~~-19|title=FTC Sues Utah-based Company for Falsely Claiming Its Nasal Sprays Can Prevent and Treat COVID~~-19|website=Federal Trade Commission~~|date=2021-10-28~~}}</ref>

'''Xlear''' is a Utah-based nasal spray company which [[False advertising|falsely advertised]] its nasal spray as a COVID-19 preventative and treatment. In 2021, the FTC sued Xlear for this false claim.<ref name=":02">{{cite web |last=Felner |first=Lauren |date=2025-06-25 |title=A nasal spray company wants to make it harder for the FTS to police health claims |url=https://www.theverge.com/policy/692327/xlear-ftc-lawsuit-covid-health-claims-consumer-protection |website=The Verge}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{cite web |date=2021-10-28 |title=FTC Sues Utah-based Company for Falsely Claiming Its Nasal Sprays Can Prevent and Treat COVID-19 |url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2021/10/ftc-sues-utah-based-company-falsely-claiming-its-nasal-sprays-can-prevent-treat-covid-19 |website=Federal Trade Commission}}</ref><!-- hello! it's me, timesquared. treat this page as an early draft.

also, someone add Xlear's logo on here, I am NOT good with licenses and copyright, and I also do NOT want to get sued for this -->

== Consumer Impact Summary ==

==Consumer Impact Summary==

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+{{stub}}{{CompanyCargo
-{{CompanyInfobox
+| Founded = 2000
-|Company=Xlear
+| Industry = Nasal sprays
-|Founded=2000
+| Type = Private
-|Type=Private
+| Website = https://xlear.com
-|Industry=Nasal sprays
-|Official Website=https://xlear.com
 }}
-'''Xlear''' is a Utah-based nasal spray company which [[false advertising|falsely advertised]] its nasal spray as a COVID-19 preventative and treatment. In 2021, the FTC sued Xlear for this false claim.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|last=Felner|first=Lauren|url=https://www.theverge.com/policy/692327/xlear-ftc-lawsuit-covid-health-claims-consumer-protection|title=A nasal spray company wants to make it harder for the FTS to police health claims|website=The Verge|date=2025-06-25}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2021/10/ftc-sues-utah-based-company-falsely-claiming-its-nasal-sprays-can-prevent-treat-covid-19|title=FTC Sues Utah-based Company for Falsely Claiming Its Nasal Sprays Can Prevent and Treat COVID-19|website=Federal Trade Commission|date=2021-10-28}}</ref>
+'''Xlear''' is a Utah-based nasal spray company which [[False advertising|falsely advertised]] its nasal spray as a COVID-19 preventative and treatment. In 2021, the FTC sued Xlear for this false claim.<ref name=":02">{{cite web |last=Felner |first=Lauren |date=2025-06-25 |title=A nasal spray company wants to make it harder for the FTS to police health claims |url=https://www.theverge.com/policy/692327/xlear-ftc-lawsuit-covid-health-claims-consumer-protection |website=The Verge}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{cite web |date=2021-10-28 |title=FTC Sues Utah-based Company for Falsely Claiming Its Nasal Sprays Can Prevent and Treat COVID-19 |url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2021/10/ftc-sues-utah-based-company-falsely-claiming-its-nasal-sprays-can-prevent-treat-covid-19 |website=Federal Trade Commission}}</ref><!-- hello! it's me, timesquared. treat this page as an early draft.
+also, someone add Xlear's logo on here, I am NOT good with licenses and copyright, and I also do NOT want to get sued for this -->
-== Consumer Impact Summary ==
+==Consumer Impact Summary==
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