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doTerra

Brands

doTerra

TINA.org found essential oils MLM repeatedly using illegal disease-treatment claims despite numerous warnings.

Beautycounter

Brands

Beautycounter

TINA.org investigated Beautycounter, a California-based multilevel marketing company that sells cosmetics and skincare products, and found that it used unsubstantiated, and therefore deceptive, income claims to market the company’s business…

Arbonne

Brands

Arbonne

TINA.org investigated Arbonne, a California-based multilevel marketing company, and found that it has deceptively promoted products with unsubstantiated health claims and has used atypical income claims to market its business…

What You Should Know about USANA

Consumer News

What You Should Know about USANA

Supplement MLM takes down dozens of deceptive claims following TINA.org investigation.

FTC to MLMs: You Lie, You Pay

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FTC to MLMs: You Lie, You Pay

The agency puts the MLM industry on notice.

TINA’s Take: FTC Puts For-Profit Higher Education Institutions on Notice

Consumer News

TINA’s Take: FTC Puts For-Profit Higher Education Institutions on Notice

A disproportionate number of students that have defaulted on their students loans attended for-profit colleges.

BlackOxygen Organics

Ad Alert

BlackOxygen Organics

Spoiler alert: MLM’s products have not been proven to alleviate the symptoms of long-haul COVID.

Amplifei

Ad Alert

Amplifei

A misleading income disclosure statement is just the tip of the iceberg with this supplement MLM.

Q Sciences

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Q Sciences

Hemp MLM deceptively markets “side-gig” that can “replace your full-time income completely.”

LuLaRich or LuLaRuined?

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LuLaRich or LuLaRuined?

New documentary explores the rise and fall of LuLaRoe.

Ty J. Young, Revisited

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Ty J. Young, Revisited

Ty J. Young’s fine print continues to be a must-read for consumers.

Does Mary Kay Think It’s Above the Law?

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Does Mary Kay Think It’s Above the Law?

MLM making deceptive claims after several warnings.

TINA.org Urges FTC to Initiate Penalty-Offense Program Targeting MLM Industry

Press Release

TINA.org Urges FTC to Initiate Penalty-Offense Program Targeting MLM Industry

MADISON, CONN. June 30, 2021 – Ad watchdog truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) sent a letter today to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urging it to initiate a penalty-offense program targeting the direct…

TINA.org Pushes for New Enforcement Tactic Against MLM Industry

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TINA.org Pushes for New Enforcement Tactic Against MLM Industry

And if you don’t know, now you know.

U.S. Senate Testimony

Regulatory/Congressional Actions

U.S. Senate Testimony

TINA.org’s Executive Director testified before a Senate Subcommittee about COVID-19 pandemic scams.

U.S. House of Representatives Testimony

Regulatory/Congressional Actions

U.S. House of Representatives Testimony

TINA.org’s Executive Director testified before a House Subcommittee about fighting fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic.

TINA.org Refers Publisher Agora to FTC for Enforcement Action; Investigation Reveals Deception & Dark Patterns

Press Release

TINA.org Refers Publisher Agora to FTC for Enforcement Action; Investigation Reveals Deception & Dark Patterns

MADISON, CONN. June 21, 2021 – Despite a $2 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission in February 2021, publishing giant Monument & Cathedral Holdings, better known as Agora, and…

Agora Still Using Deception and Dark Patterns to Ensnare Seniors