The claim: Kills disease-causing parasites in the body with electricity and is effective in treating diseases like cancer and AIDS.
The truth: The Switzerland-based company, along with its U.S. counterpart, sold a variety of gadgets, including the Zapper, the Super-Zapper Deluxe and the Syncrometer, without any reasonable basis to substantiate its advertising claims, according to the FTC. The company agreed to pay refunds to U.S. citizens in 2004.