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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…

Agora (Monument & Cathedral Holdings)

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Agora (Monument & Cathedral Holdings)

TINA.org found Agora companies violating an FTC order with deceptive disease-treatment and financial claims, and dark patterns.

Jeunesse

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Jeunesse

TINA.org investigated Jeunesse Global, a Florida-based multilevel marketing company that sells skin care products and supplements, and found that the company used unsubstantiated disease-treatment claims to market its products, and…

Neurocore

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Neurocore

TINA.org investigated the marketing of Michigan-based “brain training” company Neurocore and determined that the company claimed its neurofeedback sessions could treat numerous medical conditions, including ADHD, anxiety, autism, depression, migraines,…

Le-Vel (Thrive)

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Le-Vel (Thrive)

TINA.org investigated Le-Vel Brands, LLC, a Texas-based multilevel marketing company, and found that it used unsubstantiated health and disease-treatment claims to market its flagship product line of supplements, shakes, and…

New U Life

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New U Life

TINA.org investigated New U Life, Inc., a Utah-based multilevel marketing company that sells and markets supplements and nutraceuticals. The investigation revealed a host of issues, including an emphasis on recruitment…

NourishLife speak (Lifetrients)

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NourishLife speak (Lifetrients)

TINA.org investigated NourishLife (which later changed its name to Lifetrients) and found that it was deceptively advertising a potentially harmful supplement called SpeechNutrients speak by, among other things, claiming it…

O2PUR

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O2PUR

TINA.org investigated e-cigarette company O2PUR and found that it deceptively advertised the health and financial benefits of switching to e-cigarettes, enrolled consumers in a negative option offer without properly disclosing…

Plexus Worldwide

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Plexus Worldwide

TINA.org investigated Plexus Worldwide, an Arizona-based multilevel marketing company that sells nutritional supplements and weight-loss and personal care products, and found that the company has used unsubstantiated disease-treatment claims to…

Prevagen

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Prevagen

TINA.org investigated the marketing of Prevagen, a supplement aimed at people suffering from memory loss, and found that Quincy Bioscience — the marketer and manufacturer of Prevagen — deceptively claimed…

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…

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…

MyPillow

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MyPillow

TINA.org investigated My Pillow, a Minnesota company that has sold millions of foam-filled bed pillows across the country, and found that the company was making deceptive and unsubstantiated disease-treatment claims…

Kardashians

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Kardashians

TINA.org investigated the Instagram accounts of Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian, as well as Kylie and Kendall Jenner, and found that they were each engaged in deceptive marketing — publishing…

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…

Amare Global/Kyäni

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Amare Global/Kyäni

TINA.org investigated Amare Global, formerly known as Kyäni, a multilevel marketing company that sells health products and supplements, and found that the company has used unsubstantiated disease-treatment claims to market…

Jusuru

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Jusuru

TINA.org investigated Jusuru International, a California-based multilevel marketing company that sells supplements called Liquid BioCell and skin care products called Stromaderm, and found that the company used unsubstantiated disease-treatment claims…

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