Mark Patrick Seminars: The Hype-nosis

Before you lose your bearings, open your eyes to what’s behind the hype in the hypnosis.

Ad or Not? YouTube Kids App

Is this YouTube video geared toward youngsters an advertisement or original content?

Support the Troops: Is This an Ad?

Heartfelt patriotism or “patriotism for profit”? Sometimes, it’s hard to tell.

Pump the Brakes on Those Green Claims

Eco-minded car shoppers remember these terms.

Cash-Gifting Tables Scheme Under Scrutiny

Federal officials continue to investigate case in Conn.

Gas Company’s ‘Burn Money’ Ad Featured Oil Price. . .From Last Summer

Aaron Hastings, Hartford Courant

Cinergy Health

U-Haul Rentals

Allegations: Misleadingly representing that it safeguards consumers’ personal information when it failed to do so and there was a data breach

Yokohama Tyres FC Till I Die?

At what point do teams start selling their very name in homage of the all-mighty dollar?

What You Should Know about Telehealth Companies Selling Compounded Drugs

Ads don’t always give the full picture.

Period Stigma and the Deceptive Marketing of Menstrual Products

How negative feelings surrounding menstruation have influenced period product marketing.

Globe Life

Allegations: Misrepresenting that it protects consumers’ personal information when it failed to do so and there was a data breach in June 2024

Tesla Model S and Model X Vehicles

Allegations: Misrepresenting that vehicles’ batteries would outlast the vehicles when an automatic software update causes the batteries to lose significant battery capacity or become inoperable

Cura Select Elite THC Vape Products

Allegations: Products contain less THC than advertised

MLMs Need to be Included in FTC’s Business Opportunity Rule

TINA.org files comment in support of applying rule to direct selling industry.

Consumer Alert: ‘Made in USA’ Cars

Exercise caution when car ads say ‘made’ or ‘built’ in the U.S.

Several Store Brand Acetaminophen Products

Allegations: Marketing products as safe pain relievers for pregnant women without warning consumers that scientific evidence shows prenatal exposure to APAP can cause neurodevelopmental disorders in children

When is Zero Trans Fat Really Zero?

You have probably seen the “0 grams trans fat” label on everything from spreads to chips at the supermarket.  Trans fats are now known to raise your bad cholesterol, increasing…

Arnold Palmer Lite Iced Tea and Lemonade Beverages

Allegations: Marketing beverages as “lite” when sugar is the second most predominant ingredient

Student Loan Financial Assistance

Allegations: Falsely advertising student loan debt relief services