Machinima Ad Alert Machinima Look for disclosures when reading or watching reviews online. The pitch could be a paid endorsement.
IYOVIA/IMMA/IML Income Claims Evidence IYOVIA/IMMA/IML Income Claims A TINA.org investigation has compiled a sampling of more than 500 examples of International Markets Live, Inc., otherwise known as iMarketsLive, IML, IM Mastery Academy, IMMA, or IYOVIA and/or its…
Report: Crisis Pregnancy Center Ads Misleading Women Consumer News Report: Crisis Pregnancy Center Ads Misleading Women Centers deceive women by implying that they provide or refer for abortion, report claims.
Regulatory Inquiries Put Essential Oils MLM doTerra on the Defensive Consumer News Regulatory Inquiries Put Essential Oils MLM doTerra on the Defensive MLM’s health claims fail to stand up to an increased level of scrutiny amid a worldwide pandemic.
Lucky Bingo Ad Alert Lucky Bingo Players say free app limits cash rewards the closer they get to the minimum balance required to cash out.
IV Therapies and COVID-19: The Drip, Drip, Drip of Deceptive Claims Consumer News IV Therapies and COVID-19: The Drip, Drip, Drip of Deceptive Claims TINA.org finds dozens of clinics deceptively promoting IV therapies as a way to prevent and treat the coronavirus.
Agora Coronavirus Emails Ad Alert Agora Coronavirus Emails Publishing giant seizes on Americans’ concerns about their physical and financial well-being.
DoTerra Distributors’ Drug Claims Violate the Law Consumer News DoTerra Distributors’ Drug Claims Violate the Law TINA.org inquiry into essential oils MLM digs up more than 140 examples of unsubstantiated health claims.
Ad or Not? James Charles and Various Beauty Brands Consumer News Ad or Not? James Charles and Various Beauty Brands Influencer gets FTC rules on disclosure wrong.
Balance of Nature Founder Claims Supplement Helps Ward off Coronavirus Ad Alert Balance of Nature Founder Claims Supplement Helps Ward off Coronavirus This comes seven months after receiving an FDA warning letter citing unapproved drug treatment claims.
FTC Brings the Hammer Down on Digital Altitude, Aspire Consumer News FTC Brings the Hammer Down on Digital Altitude, Aspire Agency files suit against seller of digital marketing business opportunity.
2016 Collection Evidence 2016 Collection A TINA.org investigation catalogued hundreds of instances in which MyPillow made or referenced express or implied claims that its pillow could treat, cure, alleviate the symptoms of, prevent, or reduce…
Warner Brothers & PewDiePie Not Game to Disclose Influencer Marketing Press Release 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…
Warner Bros., PewDiePie Not Game to Disclose Influencer Marketing Consumer News Warner Bros., PewDiePie Not Game to Disclose Influencer Marketing TINA.org alerts FTC to Warner Bros.’s violation of a consent order regarding influencer posts.
Ad or Not? People Magazine’s ‘Stuff We Love’ Consumer News Ad or Not? People Magazine’s ‘Stuff We Love’ Just why exactly does People ‘love’ these products?
Better Than Sex Mascara Ad Alert Better Than Sex Mascara NAD tells cosmetics company to turn down the volume (claims).
Beachbody On Demand Ad Alert Beachbody On Demand We try to trim the fat on this “risk-free” trial offer.
2023 Java Momma Income Claims Database Evidence 2023 Java Momma Income Claims Database Between June and November 2023, TINA.org investigated 100 MLM companies, which included 93 DSA member companies plus 7 other prominent MLM companies, and found that 98 percent used atypical and…