LPC Collection

TINA.org investigated LPC Collection as part of its larger investigation into deceptive social media influencer marketing. To learn more, click here.

Just Brands CBD Products

Reality Check: TINA.org Calls on FTC to Address Virtual Influencers

Why the FTC should consider virtual influencers as it reviews its Endorsement Guides.

Whitebridge Pet Brands “Made in USA” Claims

Influencers Defy FTC Rules on Disclosure Despite Warnings

TINA.org finds 95 percent of social media influencers previously put on notice by the FTC breaking the law.

Big Heart Pet Brands Pet Food

DreamBrands Automatic Renewal Offers

It’s Grammy Time: Who’s Belting out Name Brands?

How many ads are hiding in popular songs?

Spirits Brands Band Together To Crack Down On Underage Drinking

Kate Dingwall, Forbes

LegXercise Pro

Device maker does not have the clinical proof to back up its clinically proven claims.

What Roblox’s New Ad Policies Mean for Brands

Asa Hiken, AdAge

TINA.org Files FTC & FDA Complaints Against Menopause Supplement Brands

An investigation into the menopause supplement industry by consumer advocacy organization truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) has revealed a hotbed of deceptive advertising. The ad watchdog has amassed nearly 2,000 examples of problematic health…

Ad or Not? Justin Timberlake and Bai Brands

Is Justin Timberlake urging fans on Instagram to buy Bai?

Great Value, Bonus Blend, and Other Brands of Ground Coffee

TINA’s Take: The Paid Ads Left Out of the Facebook Ad Boycott

It’s disingenuous for brands to suggest they are boycotting a platform and then still run ads on that platform.

Ad or Not? James Charles and Various Beauty Brands

Influencer gets FTC rules on disclosure wrong.

Gravy Train Dog Food

Consumers Getting Smoked by E-Cigs

Consumers complain to feds that various e-cig companies are fleecing them into repeated credit card charges for vapor products.

Truth in Advertising: Why Brands are Held to Higher Standards Than Politicians

Andrew Frank, AdAge

As student debt becomes a cultural touchstone, brands look to profit

Paige Vickers, NBC News