Multi-level Marketing: The Long and Short of It

The financial appeal of multi-level marketing companies attracts investors and swindlers alike.

Judge approves Final Vitaminwater Settlement Despite Objections

Settlement scorecard: Lawyers, a cool million; consumers, nothing.

Lawsuits: Glucosamine’s Promised Relief Mostly Marketing Hype

Consumers report adverse reactions.

Lawmakers Raise Questions about Deceptive Marketing in Solar Industry

What are the hidden costs of solar leases?

One a Day Vitamin Health Claims in Contention

Watchdog group files suit over Bayer’s claims about vitamins’ ability to improve health.

Red Bull Will Pay Premium for Premium Claims

Energy drink company to pay $13 million in customer refunds to settle class-action lawsuit.

When Health Goes #Social: FDA Pens Proposal

FDA drafts recommendations on how the industry should use social media to market products.

Physician Naturals

A TINA.org reader passed along a link to a site she thought was suspicious, physiciannaturals.com. The website has a variety of supplements that claim all sorts of health benefits. According…

Cancer Care: What Advertisements Are Not Saying

Study questions emotional appeals.

Is Deceptive Drug Marketing Killing Us?

Complaint alleges that painkiller companies schemed to deceive U.S. market.

Sony High-Resolution Audio

The The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is a self-regulatory body that monitors advertising in the United Kingdom. recently upheld a complaint that Sony deceptively advertised its high-resolution audio products on…

Funeral Advantage

Here’s an ad that runs constantly on television:

Which Super Bowl Advertisers Have Run Afoul of Ad Laws?

A majority have faced false-ad challenges within past five years.

Say What?

The best (as in, most absurd or fascinating) ad quotes of 2013.

Probiotics: What You Need to Know

Hype or miraculous cure-all?

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Does Amex and TripAdvisor’s new sponsored content program follow FTC regs?

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Pyramid Scheme Expert Issues Warning about Vemma

Business school dean cautions students and other deans.

Can an Energy Drink Claim to be Healthy?

Vemma markets Verve as a healthy choice. But is it?

Company Investigated by truthinadvertising.org Comes Under Fire Again

MADISON, CT., Aug. 15, 2013 — A company investigated by advertising watchdog group truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) is under fire again for deceptive marketing of a children’s supplement. A key advertising self-regulatory…