The Lemonade Stand

Focused as I am on trying to protect us all from deceptive advertising, I’ve tried to enlighten my three children on the finer points of marketing and the horrors of…

Companies Getting Coal in 2021

Find out why New Balance, TikTok, Poland Spring and others make the 2021 naughty list.

Amazon Brain Supplements Database

Touted but Toothless: The Problem with Some Tech Platforms’ Policies

Prohibited content slips through the cracks.

TINA.org’s Year in Review 2022

Here’s what we accomplished in 2022 with your help.

Walmart’s Undisclosed Advergame on Roblox Targets Children

TINA.org, together with other consumer groups, calls for immediate audit of Walmart Universe of Play.

TruHeight

Company marketing “height growth vitamins” makes some tall claims.

Roblox Revamps Its Ad Policies after TINA.org Action

Will it enforce them this time?

FTC and State AGs Need to Take Their Relationship to the Next Level

TINA.org files comment concerning coordinated efforts to protect consumers.

What You Should Know about Bulletproof School Supplies

TINA.org examines holes in “bulletproof” product claims.

Best Reader Tips of 2025

Consumer complaints worth remembering.

Roblox Still Exposing Minors to Deceptive, Harmful Ads

It’s gotten worse.

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…

TINA.org Files Deceptive Made in USA Complaint Against Williams Sonoma

MADISON, CONN. May 22, 2019 – Williams-Sonoma brands including Williams-Sonoma Home, Pottery Barn, PBteen, Pottery Barn Kids, Rejuvenation and West Elm are violating the FTC’s Made in USA standard according…

UPDATE: Williams-Sonoma to Pay $1 Million to Settle FTC Lawsuit over Misleading Made in USA Claims

Settlement comes after TINA.org alerted FTC to hundreds of products deceptively marketed as American-made.

Earache Medicines

The FDA sent warning letters to four earache medication makers demanding that the companies stop marketing their products, which the FDA has determined to be prescription drugs, as over-the-counter medicine.…

TINA.org’s Year in Review 2021

Here’s what we accomplished in 2021 with your help.

Legal Action

TINA.org fights against deceptive advertising

Wall of Shame

What do Tom Brady, Kim Kardashian and Dr. Oz all have in common?

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