Cancer Care: What Advertisements Are Not Saying

Study questions emotional appeals.

CarTagz.com – CA Registration Renewal

Trying to renew your car registration in California? A TINA.org reader wants to make sure you don’t get fooled by this Google ad: While trying to renew her registration, our…

The Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU)

The Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU), a unit of the Advertising Self-Regulatory Council, is the advertising industry’s primary self-regulatory organization responsible for monitoring ad content – across all media channels…

HP Ink and Toner Cartridges

Allegations: Failing to disclose that firmware updates would make non-HP cartridges incompatible with HP printers

Nips Caramel Hard Candies

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing caramel candies as “rich & creamy” when the candies do not contain butter or cream and the fat content comes almost exclusively from vegetable fat

Volkswagen Vehicles with Car-Net

Allegations: Failing to disclose that Car-Net was temporary because the system was equipped with 3G services and would become inoperable when 3G services were phased out

Capital One Credit Cards

Allegations: Falsely advertising that consumers can get pre-approved for credit cards in a process that does not affect their credit score when the company runs a type of credit report…

Diaper Genie Refill Cartridges

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that refill cartridges provide a “1 year supply” of diaper bags for its Diaper Genie pails when they do not

Bank of America Rewards Credit Cards

Allegations: Falsely advertising that consumers who apply for rewards credit cards and meet a specified spending minimum in a certain amount of time would be paid sign-up bonuses

Ricola Nasal Care Cough Drops

Company misleadingly markets lozenges as an effective nasal decongestant, according to lawsuit.

Tesla’s Self-Driving Car

Allegations: Falsely marketing that the company was “perpetually on the cusp of perfecting” a fully self-driving car when it was not

HP Care Packs

Allegations: Falsely representing that Care Packs are “Risk Free”

Carrots from Grimmway Farms

Allegations: Failing to disclose that carrots were contaminated with E. coli

UPPAbaby Mesa Max, Mesa V2, and Aria Car Seats

Allegations: Representing that products are suitable car seats without disclosing that they cause children to sit in a position that may result in discomfort, difficulty breathing and positional asphyxiation

Beef Products from Tyson Foods, Cargill Meat Solutions, JBS USA Food, and National Beef Packing Company

Allegations: Deceptively marketing beef as “Product of the USA”

Methodist Cancer Care Center Database

Seattle Cancer Care Database

Beef Products from JBS Foods, Tyson Foods, Cargill Meat Solutions, and National Beef Packing Co.

Allegations: Misrepresenting beef products as “Product of the U.S.”

Volkswagen’s ‘Clean Diesel’

German automaker agrees to pay $14.7 billion to settle deceptive advertising and cheating allegations.

New Balance, an Iconic Made in USA Brand, Defies FTC Law

TINA.org files a complaint with federal regulators over shoemaker’s deceptive made in the USA claims.