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MoviePass: ‘Get a Month Free’

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MoviePass: ‘Get a Month Free’

The movie ticket subscription service is back. Unfortunately, so too are the deceptive ads.

Kwik-Fix Super Glue

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Kwik-Fix Super Glue

Glue maker to pay $220,000 for Made in the USA claims that didn’t stick.

Deceptive Wine Ratings Displays Plague CT Liquor Stores

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Deceptive Wine Ratings Displays Plague CT Liquor Stores

TINA.org investigation finds ratings don’t match vintage of bottles sold on store shelf.

Amazon’s ‘Any Book’

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Amazon’s ‘Any Book’

When any book doesn’t mean any book.

Beware of Credit Card Updating Services

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Beware of Credit Card Updating Services

Is your bank giving out information on changes to your credit card accounts?

Walmart Check Scam

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Walmart Check Scam

Fraudsters sending fake checks threaten to steal your personal information.

TINA.org’s 12 Days of Christmas

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TINA.org’s 12 Days of Christmas

Our gift to you this year was the same as last: Tidings of deceptive advertising.

Pink Ribbon Doesn’t Always Indicate A Healthy Buy

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Pink Ribbon Doesn’t Always Indicate A Healthy Buy

Should breast cancer foundations accept cash from companies selling these products?

TINA.org’s Complaint Sparks Advertising Changes

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TINA.org’s Complaint Sparks Advertising Changes

NourishLife has changed parts of its website in response to issues raised by truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org).

Penalties that Pack a Pinch

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Penalties that Pack a Pinch

Are FTC settlements just a cost of doing business?

Investigation by truthinadvertising.org Reveals Eight Things You Should Know About Vemma

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Investigation by truthinadvertising.org Reveals Eight Things You Should Know About Vemma

MADISON, CT, July 10, 2013 — Vemma Nutrition Company promises it will “transform lives through ultra premium products and a generous compensation plan.” The Scottsdale, Ariz.-based company, which touts that…

Greens and Whole Foods Supplements

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Greens and Whole Foods Supplements

ConsumerLab.com has published results of its quality tests of greens and whole foods powders and pills. Supplements marketed with these terms typically contain chlorophyll-containing leaves, sprouts, algae, vegetables and fruits, herbs,…

Decoding Cosmetics Claims: Eyelashes

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Decoding Cosmetics Claims: Eyelashes

Do eyelash growth products work?

Happy Birthday Sliced Bread

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Happy Birthday Sliced Bread

Sliced bread is 85 and its history includes many health claims.

Nordic Hair Volume

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Nordic Hair Volume

Nordic makes the dietary supplement “Hair Volume” that, surprise, promises to increase your hair volume. Nordic had been advertising the supplement with claims that included the following: “Hair Volume is…

Decoding Cosmetics Claims: “Hypoallergenic” Products

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Decoding Cosmetics Claims: “Hypoallergenic” Products

Does the term really have meaning?

Great Britain Slims Diet Claims

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Great Britain Slims Diet Claims

Here’s the skinny on what diet ads can no longer say in the UK.

Can an Energy Drink Claim to be Healthy?

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Can an Energy Drink Claim to be Healthy?

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

Proposed Glucosamine Settlement Stiffs Consumers

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Proposed Glucosamine Settlement Stiffs Consumers

Class-action settlement over supplement sold by Walmart, Walgreens and Supervalu provides little relief to consumers.

Kids’ Dietary Supplement Company Changes Deceptive Marketing

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Kids’ Dietary Supplement Company Changes Deceptive Marketing

Following Investigation and Legal Effort by Ad Watchdog TINA.org MADISON, CT (October 7, 2013) — After ad watchdog TINA.org filed complaints about deceptive advertising, the maker of a dietary supplement…

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MoviePass: ‘Get a Month Free’

Kwik-Fix Super Glue

Deceptive Wine Ratings Displays Plague CT Liquor Stores

Amazon’s ‘Any Book’

Beware of Credit Card Updating Services

Walmart Check Scam

TINA.org’s 12 Days of Christmas

Pink Ribbon Doesn’t Always Indicate A Healthy Buy

TINA.org’s Complaint Sparks Advertising Changes

Penalties that Pack a Pinch

Investigation by truthinadvertising.org Reveals Eight Things You Should Know About Vemma

Greens and Whole Foods Supplements

Decoding Cosmetics Claims: Eyelashes

Happy Birthday Sliced Bread

Nordic Hair Volume

Decoding Cosmetics Claims: “Hypoallergenic” Products

Great Britain Slims Diet Claims

Can an Energy Drink Claim to be Healthy?

Proposed Glucosamine Settlement Stiffs Consumers

Kids’ Dietary Supplement Company Changes Deceptive Marketing