Mercedes-Benz Brands 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…
Ashley Benson Brands Ashley Benson TINA.org investigated Ashley Benson as part of its larger investigation into deceptive social media influencer marketing. To learn more, click here.
Reckitt Benckiser Brands Reckitt Benckiser TINA.org objected — as amicus curiae — to two class-action settlements that pertain to the marketing of Reckitt Benckiser products: Neuriva, a brain supplement falsely labeled as “clinically proven” to…
MyPillow Brands 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…
NourishLife speak (Lifetrients) Brands 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…
Savage X Fenty Brands Savage X Fenty TINA.org investigated the web-based lingerie company Savage X Fenty, which is a joint venture between TechStyle, Inc. (f/k/a Just Fabulous, Inc.) and music icon Robyn Rihanna Fenty (aka Rihanna), and…
doTerra Brands doTerra TINA.org found essential oils MLM repeatedly using illegal disease-treatment claims despite numerous warnings.
Social Media Influencers Industries Social Media Influencers TINA.org found social media influencers ignored FTC warnings and continued promoting brands without proper disclosures.
DealDash Brands DealDash TINA.org investigated DealDash, one of the world’s largest penny auction websites, and determined that the company operated a form of illegal gambling and used deceptive marketing tactics to lure consumers to…
SevenPoint2 Brands SevenPoint2 TINA.org investigated SevenPoint2, a California-based multilevel marketing company, and found that it used numerous unsubstantiated disease-treatment claims to promote its nutritional products, in violation of a 1999 FTC Order.
Vemma Brands Vemma TINA.org investigated Vemma Nutrition Company, an Arizona-based multilevel marketing company that sold liquid supplements, energy drinks, and weight management products, and found that it was operating a pyramid scheme that…
Daimler AG Brands Daimler AG TINA.org investigated the marketing used by Daimler AG brand Mercedes-Benz to promote the 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van. To read more about that investigation, click here.
O2PUR Brands 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…
Xyngular Brands Xyngular TINA.org investigated Xyngular as part of a larger investigation into atypical income claims used by MLM companies. To read more about TINA.org’s 2023 MLM Income Claims Investigation, click here.