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National Public Health Week’s Improbable Players

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National Public Health Week’s Improbable Players

Exactly how healthy is a Wendy’s salad?

Do Media Outlets Have the Guts to Bounce Scam Ads?

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Do Media Outlets Have the Guts to Bounce Scam Ads?

Whose responsibility is it to vet ads for fraud?

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What’s Trending in Misleading Ads in 2014?

We’re on it!

A Lullaby of Deception

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A Lullaby of Deception

For Mike Huckabee’s next trick, a supplement that is ‘clinically proven’ to help users fall asleep, stay asleep and wake up refreshed.

TINA.org Continues to Push FTC to Modernize its Funeral Rule

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TINA.org Continues to Push FTC to Modernize its Funeral Rule

It’s time funeral homes join the internet age.

TINA.org Joins Fight over Michael Jackson Album

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TINA.org Joins Fight over Michael Jackson Album

Legal battle over Michael Jackson’s posthumous album may create “dangerous” precedent.

Chevy Says Its Silverado Is ‘The Official Truck of Real People.’ Really?

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Chevy Says Its Silverado Is ‘The Official Truck of Real People.’ Really?

Not all of the puffed-up claims in this TV ad can be defended as puffery.

Perfect Food, Imperfect Packaging

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Perfect Food, Imperfect Packaging

Is this green super food supplement slack-filled or packed down?

What You Should Know about the FTC’s Action against Vemma

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What You Should Know about the FTC’s Action against Vemma

Having combed through the 200-plus pages that the FTC filed against Vemma Nutrition Company, Vemma International Holdings, Inc., Benson K. (B.K.) Boreyko, Tom Alkazin and his wife Bethany (defendants) in…

It’s Not Simple To Jump to Another MLM

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It’s Not Simple To Jump to Another MLM

Vemma leader’s defection to another MLM may not be the end of the story.

Who Likes What on Facebook?

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Who Likes What on Facebook?

Have you ever spotted a suspect “like” on your Facebook profile?

Do You Know what Big Data Knows about You?

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Do You Know what Big Data Knows about You?

FTC report highlights lack of transparency in data tracking.

“The Truth’s Not Always Easy” Campaign

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“The Truth’s Not Always Easy” Campaign

Why is TINA.org advertising?

Where is a Bargain Hunter to Look These Days?

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Where is a Bargain Hunter to Look These Days?

After being tempted for years, I finally decided to pay $79 to upgrade my In actuality a cherished geographical region of the planet featuring enormous biodiversity; now synonymous with an…

I Was Desperate for a Job, But Not This One

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I Was Desperate for a Job, But Not This One

The opportunity of a lifetime? Not so much.

Seriously Siri?

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Seriously Siri?

When I watched Samuel L. Jackson talk to Siri in his flirtatious way in the iPhone television commercial and how efficient she (it?) was in helping him arrange a romantic…

FTC Must Stem Tide of Junk Fees Pandemic