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Marketers exploit the aged with unproven brain-health claims

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Marketers exploit the aged with unproven brain-health claims

Rick Schmitt, Newsweek

Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Just Got Slammed For Deceptive Advertising

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Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Just Got Slammed For Deceptive Advertising

Stephanie M. Lee, BuzzFeed News

If Your Apartment Is #SponCon You Have To Tell Us

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If Your Apartment Is #SponCon You Have To Tell Us

Brendan O’Connor, JEZEBEL

Ad Watchdog Calls Out Broadcast Networks for Airing Deceptive Ads

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Ad Watchdog Calls Out Broadcast Networks for Airing Deceptive Ads

TINA.org Urges Better Screening MADISON, CONN., January 19, 2016 – Consumer advocacy organization, truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org), has put major broadcast networks on notice regarding deceptive advertising. The ad watchdog alerted ABC,…

How LuLaRoe Made Its Founders Rich While So Many Others Went Bankrupt

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How LuLaRoe Made Its Founders Rich While So Many Others Went Bankrupt

Megan Carpentier, Oxygen

$5 jewelry and an MLM conference gone wrong

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$5 jewelry and an MLM conference gone wrong

Emily Stewart, Vox

The strawberry Pop-Tart case is just one of more than 400 lawsuits he has filed

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The strawberry Pop-Tart case is just one of more than 400 lawsuits he has filed

Becky Sullivan, NPR

TINA.org’s Action on Glucosamine Settlement Helps Spur Revision

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TINA.org’s Action on Glucosamine Settlement Helps Spur Revision

Final Agreement Bans Deceptive Claims Made by Walmart, Walgreens & Supervalu MADISON, CONN. March 25, 2015 — A federal judge has given final approval to a class-action settlement that permanently changes how…

Walmart Made in USA Misrepresentations Not Wiped Clean As Promised

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Walmart Made in USA Misrepresentations Not Wiped Clean As Promised

Ad Watchdog’s Review Finds Persistent Issues MADISON, Conn., Oct. 26, 2015 — To help close an inquiry into false and deceptive Made in the USA claims on its website, Walmart assured…

Does Your State Reveal Consumer Complaints?

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Does Your State Reveal Consumer Complaints?

TINA.org Publishes Results of Nationwide Open Records Review MADISON, CONN. November 18, 2015 — Consumers rely on online reviews and ratings sites when making purchasing decisions but these tools are…

Walmart Continues Use of Deceptive Made in USA Claims

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Walmart Continues Use of Deceptive Made in USA Claims

MADISON, CONN. June 28, 2016 –While Walmart is taking advantage of the July 4th holiday to host its 4th U.S. Manufacturing Summit and remind consumers of its marketing push to…

Your Self On Goop

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Your Self On Goop

Madeline Kearns, National Review

TINA.org Files FTC Complaint Over Kardashian/Jenner Instagram Marketing

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TINA.org Files FTC Complaint Over Kardashian/Jenner Instagram Marketing

MADISON, CONN. August 26, 2016 – Ad watchdog truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) has followed through on a recent warning to the Kardashian/Jenner family and the companies they promote on Instagram by filing…

TINA.org Investigation Reveals MLM Industry Rife with Illegal Health Claims

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TINA.org Investigation Reveals MLM Industry Rife with Illegal Health Claims

MADISON, CONN. November 7, 2016 – Calling into question the Direct Selling Association’s commitment to consumer protection, a truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) investigation has revealed that 97 percent of DSA member companies…

Ad Watchdog TINA.org Follows Up on Kardashians’ Deceptive Advertising

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Ad Watchdog TINA.org Follows Up on Kardashians’ Deceptive Advertising

MADISON, CONN. Sept. 26, 2017 –A little over a year ago, truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against the Kardashian/Jenner sisters for publishing social media posts that…

Ad Watchdog TINA.org Objects to Unfair Class Action Settlement

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Ad Watchdog TINA.org Objects to Unfair Class Action Settlement

Lawyers To Pocket $4 Million in Glucosamine Deal MADISON, CONN. Nov. 15, 2017 – Continuing its efforts to fight for settlements that are fair to consumers and mandate real changes…

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

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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…

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

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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…

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