Good article on how marketing, even from a well known company, can at least confuse people if not deceive them. In this case, most people now know that they can receive a free credit report once a year.
What can easily confuse people is what site to go to to get your free credit report. This is where FreeCreditReport.com comes in. Even with minimum marketing it is easy to assume you can get your free credit report at this site. What you really get is a free trial for credit monitoring that starts charging you 30 days after you get your free credit report.
The real free credit report site is https://www.annualcreditreport.com. This site allows you to request a free credit file credit report once every 12 months from each of the nationwide consumer credit reporting companies: Equifax, Experian and TransUnion.