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#A institution that advertises that it has more students than it really does or has activities and functions that it doesn't have is violating genivat daat.<ref>Kuntres Onat Devarim Ugenivat Daat p. 15. See Igrot Moshe CM 2:19</ref> | #A institution that advertises that it has more students than it really does or has activities and functions that it doesn't have is violating genivat daat.<ref>Kuntres Onat Devarim Ugenivat Daat p. 15. See Igrot Moshe CM 2:19</ref> | ||
#It is forbidden for a gabay tzedaka to say that he is raising for one cause such as "hachnasat kallah" if in fact he is raising for another cause. Doing so is lying and genivat daat.<ref>Kuntres Onat Devarim Ugenivat Daat p. 16 citing Shevet Halevi 2:119 and Pitchei Choshen Onah ch. 15 fnt. 22</ref> | #It is forbidden for a gabay tzedaka to say that he is raising for one cause such as "hachnasat kallah" if in fact he is raising for another cause. Doing so is lying and genivat daat.<ref>Kuntres Onat Devarim Ugenivat Daat p. 16 citing Shevet Halevi 2:119 and Pitchei Choshen Onah ch. 15 fnt. 22</ref> | ||
# Positing a sign that something is for "Sale" when in fact it is at the going marketplace price is genivat daat.<ref>Hilchot Mishpat v. 1 p. 240</ref> | |||
==Overcharging in Comparison to the Market== | ==Overcharging in Comparison to the Market== | ||
