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Amberen

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Amberen

TINA.org investigated the marketing for Amberen, a menopause supplement brand owned and marketed by Alliance Pharmaceuticals, and found that it is deceptively promoted as “clinically proven” to provide menopause and…

Homeaglow

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Homeaglow

TINA.org found home cleaning services platform falsely advertising $19 house cleanings, using ROSCA-violating autorenewal subscriptions, fabricating consumer reviews and more.

U.S. Cancer Centers

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U.S. Cancer Centers

TINA.org found 90% of U.S. cancer centers have used deceptive patient testimonials in their marketing materials.

DSA Companies Health Claims

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DSA Companies Health Claims

TINA.org found that 97% of DSA-member companies selling supplements have used unsubstantiated disease-treatment claims.

Beautycounter

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Beautycounter

TINA.org investigated Beautycounter, a California-based multilevel marketing company that sells cosmetics and skincare products, and found that it used unsubstantiated, and therefore deceptive, income claims to market the company’s business…

Bob’s Discount Furniture

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Bob’s Discount Furniture

TINA.org investigated Bob’s Discount Furniture’s offer of “interest free” financing and found that the store deceptively advertised its financing by failing to make clear that interest on unpaid balances would…

Cancer Treatment Centers of America

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Cancer Treatment Centers of America

TINA.org investigated Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA), a for-profit cancer center that consistently spent more on marketing each year than any other U.S. cancer center, and found that it promoted…

Coach

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Coach

TINA.org investigated price advertising tactics used by outlet stores in Connecticut, including at a Coach Outlet store, and found that it ran perpetual – and therefore fabricated and deceptive –…

CT Wine Stores

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CT Wine Stores

TINA.org investigated bait and switch tactics used by liquor stores in Connecticut and found that the majority of stores visited — 26 out of 30 — deceptively displayed signs that…

L’Oréal

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L’Oréal

TINA.org objected to a settlement that sought to resolve claims filed by the FTC against L’Oréal for deceptively advertising its Lancôme Génifique and L’Oréal Paris Youth Code skincare products by…

Lipozene

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Lipozene

TINA.org investigated Obesity Research Institute’s marketing and found that it was deceptively advertising Lipozene, a weight-loss supplement, claiming that users could lose substantial weight without any change in diet or…

Mary Kay

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Mary Kay

TINA.org found well-known cosmetics MLM used deceptive income claims to lure in recruits.

Mercedes-Benz

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Mercedes-Benz

TINA.org investigated the marketing for the 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van, which revealed that Mercedes-Benz USA was running a deceptive national marketing campaign that made the unqualified claim that its 2019…

Primerica

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Primerica

TINA.org investigated Primerica, Inc., a Georgia-based multilevel marketing company that sells term life insurance and various other financial service products, and found that the company has used atypical income claims…

SevenPoint2

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SevenPoint2

TINA.org investigated SevenPoint2, a California-based multilevel marketing company, and found that it used numerous unsubstantiated disease-treatment claims to promote its nutritional products, in violation of a 1999 FTC Order.

Skechers

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Skechers

TINA.org investigated price advertising tactics used by outlet stores in Connecticut, including at a Skechers outlet store, and found that it ran perpetual – and therefore fabricated and deceptive –…

Sonicare

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Sonicare

TINA.org objected — as amicus curiae — to a class-action settlement that sought to resolve claims filed against Philips for falsely advertising its Sonicare AirFloss as an easy replacement for…

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