Value Village Brands Value Village TINA.org chimes in on Washington regulator lawsuit against for-profit thrift retail company engaged in deceptive marketing.
Sony Music Brands Sony Music TINA.org joined other consumer advocates including UC Berkeley Center for Consumer Law & Economic Justice and Consumer Action in filing an amici curiae brief in a case against Sony Music alleging…
HelloFresh Brands HelloFresh TINA.org found meal-kit company deceptively marketing “free” meals and using ROSCA-violating autorenewal subscriptions.
USA Filing Brands USA Filing TINA.org investigated USA Filing, a California-based company that operates imposter scam websites, and found that it deceptively disguises itself as SAM.gov, an official government website that provides assistance with government…
Electronic Arts Brands Electronic Arts TINA.org joined coalition urging FTC to investigate video game company’s use of dark patterns and other deceptive marketing tactics.
Federal Filing Brands Federal Filing TINA.org investigated Federal Filing, a Florida-based imposter scam website, and found that it deceptively disguises itself as SAM.gov, an official government website that provides assistance with government grants and contracts,…
Diamond Beauty Brands Diamond Beauty TINA.org investigated Diamond Beauty Company, a North Carolina-based dental cosmetics company, and found that it was improperly using an FDA logo in its marketing materials in violation of the FDA’s…
Tesla Brands Tesla TINA.org investigated Tesla and found that the automaker is deceptively marketing its vehicles as made in the U.S. when they are actually assembled in the U.S. using a significant amount…
TurboTax Brands TurboTax TINA.org filed an amici brief supporting FTC in case against Intuit regarding misleading TurboTax Free Edition ad campaign.
Savage X Fenty Brands Savage X Fenty TINA.org investigated the web-based lingerie company Savage X Fenty, which is a joint venture between TechStyle, Inc. (f/k/a Just Fabulous, Inc.) and music icon Robyn Rihanna Fenty (aka Rihanna), and…
SevenPoint2 Brands 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.
Walmart Brands Walmart TINA.org investigations into Walmart have revealed that the retail giant repeatedly engaged in false and deceptive Made in USA marketing on its website, and used undisclosed stealth marketing directed at…
Ryan ToysReview Brands Ryan ToysReview TINA.org investigated one of the most viewed YouTube channels of all time – Ryan ToysReview (now known as Ryan’s World). This investigation revealed that the YouTube channel, which, at the…
CVS Brands CVS TINA.org investigated the marketing used to promote life’sDHA™, a supplement sold by CVS Pharmacy under the name Algal-900 DHA, and found that the marketing deceptively implied the product could improve memory…
Goop Brands Goop TINA.org investigated Goop, a New York and California-based “lifestyle” company founded by Gwyneth Paltrow that sells a wide range of products, including supplements, natural “remedies,” oils, crystals, beauty products, clothing,…
Gillette Brands Gillette A TINA.org investigation of Gillette found that the company was making the unqualified claim that its product line was made in the United States in a national marketing campaign when…
Resorts360 Brands Resorts360 TINA.org investigated Resorts360 Vacation Club, a Washington-based multilevel marketing company selling discounted vacation packages, and found that it was operating a pyramid scheme and using atypical and unsubstantiated income claims…
FabKids Brands FabKids TINA.org found kids clothing brand violated a court order with its negative option offer and deceptive ads.
Everest Microbial Defense Brands Everest Microbial Defense TINA.org investigated Everest Microbial Defense, a Colorado-based company that sells cleaning products, and found that it was deceptively marketing alcohol-free hand sanitizers and surface cleaners that the company claimed, without adequate substantiation, could…