Market America Takes Down Deceptive Income Claims in Response to TINA.org

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Market America Takes Down Deceptive Income Claims in Response to TINA.org

MADISON, CONN. November 2, 2020 A truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) investigation has found hundreds of atypical and exaggerated income claims made by multilevel marketing company Market America on its website and social…

Forget what the label says. How many cups of coffee can you get from the package?

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Forget what the label says. How many cups of coffee can you get from the package?

Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel

Are ‘Kidfluencers’ Making Our Kids Fat?

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Are ‘Kidfluencers’ Making Our Kids Fat?

Anahad O’Connor, New York Times

Rihanna hopes fashion show brings ‘a little bit of happiness’ during pandemic

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Rihanna hopes fashion show brings ‘a little bit of happiness’ during pandemic

Zoe Christian Jones, CBS News

Web of ‘Wellness’ Doctors Promote Injections of Unproven Coronavirus Treatment

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Web of ‘Wellness’ Doctors Promote Injections of Unproven Coronavirus Treatment

Tom Dreisbach, NPR

Drug Pitched to Trump for Covid-19 Comes From a Deadly Plant

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Drug Pitched to Trump for Covid-19 Comes From a Deadly Plant

Heather Murphy, New York Times

IV Drips Don’t Cure COVID, But That Hasn’t Stopped People Flocking To Them

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IV Drips Don’t Cure COVID, But That Hasn’t Stopped People Flocking To Them

Dana Liebelson, Elle

Some members of multilevel-marketing company Young Living are making questionable claims about ‘essential oils’ curing cancer and coronavirus”

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Some members of multilevel-marketing company Young Living are making questionable claims about ‘essential oils’ curing cancer and coronavirus”

Nicole Einbinder, Business Insider

Pandemic Schemes: How Multilevel Marketing Distributors Are Using the Internet—and the Coronavirus—to Grow Their Businesses

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Pandemic Schemes: How Multilevel Marketing Distributors Are Using the Internet—and the Coronavirus—to Grow Their Businesses

Abby Vesoulis & Eliana Dockterman, TIME

TINA Fires First Salvo at Virtual Influencers

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TINA Fires First Salvo at Virtual Influencers

Linda A. Goldstein & Amy Ralph Mudge, Lexology

MLMs Are Using Coronavirus Anxiety To Exploit The Quarantined and Unemployed

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MLMs Are Using Coronavirus Anxiety To Exploit The Quarantined and Unemployed

Jesselyn Cook, HUFFPOST

Your Self On Goop

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Your Self On Goop

Madeline Kearns, National Review

Ad Watchdog TINA.org Reports Herbalife’s Coronavirus Claims to FTC

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Ad Watchdog TINA.org Reports Herbalife’s Coronavirus Claims to FTC

MADISON, CONN. April 28, 2020 – Truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) has filed a complaint against multilevel marketing company Herbalife with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for deceptive claims that Herbalife products can…

Most Popular Ice Cream’s Legal History Isn’t So Plain Vanilla

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Most Popular Ice Cream’s Legal History Isn’t So Plain Vanilla

Julie Steinberg, Bloomberg Law

Advocates See Pandemic as Possible Tipping Point to Regulate Social Media Influencers

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Advocates See Pandemic as Possible Tipping Point to Regulate Social Media Influencers

Sam Sabin, Morning Consult

Williams-Sonoma to Pay $1 Million to Settle Deceptive Ad Lawsuit Sparked by TINA.org

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Williams-Sonoma to Pay $1 Million to Settle Deceptive Ad Lawsuit Sparked by TINA.org

Retailer To Stop Misleading Made in USA Claims MADISON, CONN. April 1, 2020  Acting on a complaint filed by ad watchdog truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reached…

A supplement company is using conservative radio to market itself as a coronavirus defense and treatment

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A supplement company is using conservative radio to market itself as a coronavirus defense and treatment

Eric Hananoki, Media Matters

Williams-Sonoma Agrees to Pay $1M for False ‘Made In USA’ Claims

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Williams-Sonoma Agrees to Pay $1M for False ‘Made In USA’ Claims

Adrianne Pasquarelli, AdAge

Multilevel marketing sellers are using coronavirus to push oil and vitamin sales on Facebook

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Multilevel marketing sellers are using coronavirus to push oil and vitamin sales on Facebook

Megan Graham, CNBC

FTC Punishes ‘Detox’ Tea Maker Teami, With a Slap on the Wrist for Influencers Including Cardi B

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FTC Punishes ‘Detox’ Tea Maker Teami, With a Slap on the Wrist for Influencers Including Cardi B

Scott Nover, ADWEEK