Holiday Shopping: Separating the Real Deals from the Fake Ones

TINA.org offers some tips on how to avoid a shopping mishap this season.

Life Cereal

Allegations: Falsely marketing that products contain “No Artificial Preservatives”

Outlet Stores Are Not Discount Retail Stores

What you should know before you go.

What You Should Know about New U Life

MLM company New U Life is no fountain of youth.

My Confusing Hunt for a Leather Couch

Plenty of furniture is labeled as leather, but not everything called leather is exactly that. What are you really sitting on?

COVID Vaccine Survey Scam

Not a real survey. Not a real reward.

Claims of It’s Just Lunch Dating Service

Allegations: Making false advertising claims about the It’s Just Lunch dating service

#RealDirectSellers Don’t Obtain Financial or Time Freedom

Does Size Really Matter? A Primer on Slack-Filled Packaging

What to know about the FDA’s rule on underfilled or slack-filled packaging.

Lawsuit Claims Nerium is a Pyramid Scheme

Founder, top executives and reality TV star named in lawsuit.

Eight Signs This High School is Really a Diploma Mill

The bottom line: Earning a degree takes work.

Trader Joe’s Maple Cereal and Oatmeal Products

Radio 104 Fest: It’s Not Really ‘Back’

What makes a fest? Let’s start with more than three bands.

The Fake Article that Promises Real Results

This week’s Terms of Surrender: In the end, it’s an advertisement, and the goal is to get into your wallet.

Making Sense of Hedge-Fund Marketing

Hedge Funds can advertise now, but look before you leap.

Is that a Real Query Result or a Paid Ad?

FTC tells search engines to distinguish sponsored results.

The Real Cost of Getting a New Mets Cap

What happens when a giveaway cap costs more than just a ticket?

When Natural is Really Just Mostly Natural

What’s 96-98% natural supposed to mean, anyway?

Where the Super Bowl Ads Really Are

Super Bowl commercials appear in places you might not think of.

Invitation to 10k Scholarship: Does It Really Offer Savings?

Be wary of any scholarship that doesn’t require any academic credentials, extracurricular achievements, or essays for awarding money.  This ad links to Scholarship Zone, which says in its Privacy Policy…