Tide purclean Detergent

Allegations: Falsely marketing the detergent as “plant based” when it contains ingredients that come from petroleum

Tide Purclean

Laundry detergent’s “plant-based” claims come under scrutiny.

EXPERT Professional Wood Care Stain & Seal

Pet-safe and eco-friendly claims may be streaky.  

You Still Can’t Trust Walmart’s Made in USA Claims

U.S.-made misrepresentations continue one year after TINA.org alerted company to false and deceptive claims.

Can you trust an online review?

In the fall of 2010, Todd Rutherford launched GettingBookReviews.com, a marketing service for self-published authors that provided book reviews for cash. Soon, he was making $28,000 a month writing reviews,…

Don’t trust the list prices on Amazon, Consumer Watchdog says

David Pierson, Los Angeles Times

Domino’s $6.99 Pizzas

Why advertise a price that no consumer will pay?

Neptune Society’s Standard Neptune Plan

Allegations: Falsely representing that money used to prepay for funeral services is “placed into a state-required trust fund” and would be refundable when a majority of the money is not…

Pizza Hut’s $10 Large Pizza

Breaking down the fine print of this March Madness commercial.

Premium 303 and MileMaster 303 Tractor Hydraulic Fluids

Tractor Hydraulic Fluids

DuraCeramic Tiles

Pampers Pure Protection Diapers

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing diapers as plant-based when more of the content comes from petroleum than from plants

CATrends: Deceptive ‘Plant-Based’ Claims

A deceptive marketing trend takes root.

The Doom that Came to Kickstarter

Crowdfunding board game project creator settles FTC charges he gamed backers in first agency action on site.

Fake It Until You Make It

Learn how to spot fake reviews.

Facebook’s Tracking Cookies

Facebook’s list of privacy abuses in 2011 seemed to grow by the minute.  Tech savvy users of the 800 million-strong network reported that A browser or web cookie collects and…

Wall of Shame

What do Tom Brady, Kim Kardashian and Dr. Oz all have in common?

The Direct Selling Association on Pyramid Schemes: Truth and Truthiness

Guest blog by Peter Vander Nat and William Keep.

Red Baron Brick Oven Pizzas