A Kentucky company called Big Ass Fans has agreed to a nearly half-million-dollar settlement with several California counties for allegedly making false health claims about their products regarding the COVID-19 virus.

Delta T LLC, which does business as Big Ass Fans, agreed to $450,000 in penalties and restitution to settle allegations from 11 counties — including Santa Cruz and Monterey — of false and misleading advertising related to the company’s “clean air products.”

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.