Are Multilevel Marketing Companies a Total Scam? A Look at the Billion-Dollar Industry Targeting Moms

Murphy Moroney, PopSugar

Marketers Wanted a New Generation to Target, Hence Alphas

Emma Grey Ellis, WIRED

9 Ways Shady Investment Dealings Target Your Wallet

Know the red flags before you invest.

Advertising of Supplement Targeting Seniors Questioned

TINA.org Joins with AARP in Objecting to Move Free Class-Action Settlement MADISON, Conn., March 12, 2015 — More than 46 million people suffer from arthritis, many of them elderly, and…

Newspaper Renewal Scam Targets Consumers

Beware of mail from Associated Publishers Network and United Publishers Network.

FTC Comes Down on Drink, Supplement That Targeted Cancer Patients

Agency settles with supplement maker over “false or unsupported claims.”

Various Lines of Herbal Supplements: Finest Nutrition, Spring Valley, and Others

Wall of Shame

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

Decoding Cosmetics Claims: ‘Clean’ Beauty and Personal Care Products

The dirt on beauty and personal care products marketed as “clean.”

CATrends: False Shelf Pricing

Consumers complain about higher prices at checkout.

Arbonne

TINA.org investigated Arbonne, a California-based multilevel marketing company, and found that it has deceptively promoted products with unsubstantiated health claims and has used atypical income claims to market its business…

Cîroc

TINA.org found numerous influencers deceptively promoting Diageo’s Cîroc brand on Instagram.

DJ Khaled

TINA.org found prolific record producer promoted alcohol brands without proper disclosures or precautions.

Agora (Monument & Cathedral Holdings)

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

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…

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…

Up & Up Makeup Remover Cleansing Towelettes

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

CATrends: Hand Sanitizers Marketed to Prevent Disease

The bottom line: Only FDA-approved drugs can be marketed to prevent disease.

Various Parmesan and Romano Cheese Products