CCW Safe Comment on TINA.org

Advertisements are everywhere — sometimes they even appear in our own website’s comment section. On our original ad alert for CCW Safe — a self-defense, legal defense subscription service — a CCW…

Trudeau Held in Contempt of Court

Assets to be turned over to a receiver.

eMug by eWater.com

Sometimes only one or two claims about a product seem suspicious. And then sometimes every single claim seems suspicious. The claims eWater.com makes about its eMug — only $84.50! —…

Term Life Savings

We recently received this e-mail apparently offering term life insurance. From: TermLifeInsurance <[email protected]> Date: July 16, 2013 1:11:22 PM EDT To: Subject: USD 500k LifeInsurancePolicy for USD 20 Term LifeSavings…

Work-at-Home Opportunities

“View a variety of legitimate work at home [sic] from all over the web,” says this spam email. “Start making money online from your home today,” it goes on. Clicking…

Is it Art or Advertising?

In today’s world it is getting tougher all the time to distinguish between marketing materials and art or entertainment.

Can you Pass This GMO Test?

Test your knowledge about GMOs.

Baseball everywhere, unless you live in Iowa

Sometimes you just can’t watch the Mets in Roswell, New Mexico.

Punxsutawney Phil Makes TINA.org’s Wall of Shame

Falsely claiming to be the “Seer of Seers,” this misleading marmot has duped millions.

Roblox Metaverse Playing Games with Consumers

TINA.org files complaint with the FTC concerning deceptive advertising on Roblox.

HelloFraud: TINA.org Files Complaint against Meal Kit Giant

False promises of “free meals” lead consumers to never-ending subscriptions.

TINA.org Reports Meal Kit Giant HelloFresh to FTC

MADISON, CONN. June 22, 2022 While millions of Americans struggle with rising food prices and empty store shelves, meal kit retailer HelloFresh advertises “delicious meals delivered to your door,” enticing consumers…

Signature Select Macaroni & Cheese

Allegations: Deceptively using slack-filled boxes

Several Brands of Unilever Dry Shampoos

Allegations: Failing to disclose products contain high levels of the carcinogen benzene

2023 Modere Project 23 Health Claims Database

CATrends: Improper Overdraft Fees

More than 150 class-action lawsuits have been filed against regional and national banks.

Ajax Laundry Detergent

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that products contain enough detergent to wash 40 loads of laundry

Organic Mike

Lifting the veil on this alter ego TikTok account.

Will Prevagen’s Deceptive Advertising Ever End?

Eight years after TINA.org alerted regulators, supplement ads continue to convey deceptive and misleading memory improvement claims.

Melanie Ann Layer, The Coach Program

Be wary of anyone who says there’s big money to be made as a life coach.