Mike Huckabee Sold Out His Fans To A Quack Doctor, Conspiracy Theorists, And Financial Fraudsters

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Mike Huckabee Sold Out His Fans To A Quack Doctor, Conspiracy Theorists, And Financial Fraudsters

Eric Hananoki, Media Matters

Illegal Pyramid Scheme Exposed by truthinadvertising.org

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Illegal Pyramid Scheme Exposed by truthinadvertising.org

Work from home, get rich, and vacation in luxurious resorts. That’s the promise offered by Washington-based Resorts360 Vacation Club. All you need to do is buy an expensive membership and…

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…

Investigation Finds Mislabeled Wine in Several CT Liquor Stores

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Investigation Finds Mislabeled Wine in Several CT Liquor Stores

Christiane Cordero, NBC Connecticut

Walmart.com Riddled with Deceptive Made in USA Claims

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Walmart.com Riddled with Deceptive Made in USA Claims

Ad Watchdog’s Investigation Prompts Change MADISON, CONN. June 29, 2015 — Walmart is going all out for American manufacturing, pledging to buy billions of dollars in American products. But an…

Advertising of Supplement Targeting Seniors Questioned

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Advertising of Supplement Targeting Seniors Questioned

TINA.org Joins with AARP in Objecting to Move Free Class-Action Settlement MADISON, Conn., March 12, 2015 — More than 46 million people suffer from arthritis, many of them elderly, and…

TINA.org Files Complaint Against Cancer Treatment Centers of America And Puts 42 Additional Cancer Centers on Notice

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TINA.org Files Complaint Against Cancer Treatment Centers of America And Puts 42 Additional Cancer Centers on Notice

MADISON, CONN. October 23, 2018 – A yearlong investigation by ad watchdog truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) into the marketing of the top 50 cancer centers around the country that spent the most…

‘Almay Simply American’ Campaign Simply Not True

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‘Almay Simply American’ Campaign Simply Not True

Ad Watchdog Files Complaint about Deceptive Made in USA Claims MADISON, CONN. May 20, 2015 – More than 95 percent of Revlon’s Almay line of cosmetics sold on its website…

Stellantis pulls Jeep, Ram and Dodge tariff-response ads after built-in-USA scrutiny

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Stellantis pulls Jeep, Ram and Dodge tariff-response ads after built-in-USA scrutiny

E.J. Schultz, Ad Age

Tesla Faces Criticism Over ‘Made In USA’ Claims

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Tesla Faces Criticism Over ‘Made In USA’ Claims

Tanya Gazdik, Media Post

TINA.org Files FTC Complaint Against New Balance for Deceptive Made in USA Marketing

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TINA.org Files FTC Complaint Against New Balance for Deceptive Made in USA Marketing

MADISON, CONN. September 20, 2021 – According to the latest investigation by consumer advocacy organization truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org), New Balance is deceptively marketing some of its athletic shoes as “made in…

Warner Brothers & PewDiePie Not Game to Disclose Influencer Marketing

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Warner Brothers & PewDiePie Not Game to Disclose Influencer Marketing

MADISON, CONN.  Oct. 31, 2017 –Last November Warner Bros. entered into a final consent order with the FTC to settle charges related to a 2014 influencer marketing campaign for its Lord of…

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 Investigates BBB Ratings

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Ad Watchdog TINA.org Investigates BBB Ratings

MADISON, CONN. February 7, 2017 – The Better Business Bureau (BBB) advises consumers to “look for the seal” of accreditation and “Trust BBB Accredited Businesses,” portraying companies in good standing with the…

Investigation by Ad Watchdog TINA.org Reveals What You Should Know About Jeunesse

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Investigation by Ad Watchdog TINA.org Reveals What You Should Know About Jeunesse

MADISON, Conn., Oct. 20, 2015 — Ad watchdog truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) has filed a deceptive advertising complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Florida Attorney General against Jeunesse Global, LLC, a multi-level marketing…

Company Investigated by truthinadvertising.org Comes Under Fire Again

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Company Investigated by truthinadvertising.org Comes Under Fire Again

MADISON, CT., Aug. 15, 2013 — A company investigated by advertising watchdog group truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) is under fire again for deceptive marketing of a children’s supplement. A key advertising self-regulatory…

Complaint by truthinadvertising.org Prompts Decision Against Children’s Supplement

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Complaint by truthinadvertising.org Prompts Decision Against Children’s Supplement

TINA.org Renews Call for U.S. Regulators to Act MADISON, Conn., June 26, 2013 — After an investigation prompted by a complaint from truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org), the Portuguese advertising authority has issued…

The Magical Thinking Of ‘The Goop Lab’

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The Magical Thinking Of ‘The Goop Lab’

Doreen St. Felix, The New Yorker

Sen. Blumenthal calls for crackdown on ‘kidfluencers’

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Sen. Blumenthal calls for crackdown on ‘kidfluencers’

Samaia Hernandez, WTNH News 8

TINA.org Reports Meal Kit Giant HelloFresh to FTC

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TINA.org Reports Meal Kit Giant HelloFresh to FTC

MADISON, CONN. June 22, 2022 While millions of Americans struggle with rising food prices and empty store shelves, meal kit retailer HelloFresh advertises “delicious meals delivered to your door,” enticing consumers…