72SOLD

What to know about this real estate company’s advertising.

‘Advergames’: how games platform Roblox became a corporate marketing playground

Callum Bains, THe Guardian

So You Say Your MLM Offers “Supplemental Income” – What Does That Mean?

Exploring the MLM industry’s latest pivot.

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…

Court Order Forces Prevagen to Scrub Memory-Improvement Claims

MADISON, CONN. Dec. 12, 2024— In a win for consumers, a court has ordered Quincy Bioscience to stop advertising Prevagen using memory-improvement claims. This follows a near-decade-long campaign by the…

What You Should Know about Bulletproof School Supplies

TINA.org examines holes in “bulletproof” product claims.

CATrends: Deceptive Influencer Marketing

It’s a hot sponcon summer.

Prevagen May Have Memory Problems

TINA.org continues to support FTC, New York in federal court.

Starrett’s Made in USA Marketing

TINA.org nails down the truth behind these US-origin claims.

Fortune Hi-Tech Operators Banned from MLMs

Kentucky company agrees to pay $7 million to settle pyramid scheme charges.

Exposing Ponzi and Pyramid Schemes

Here’s a list of some key cases.

Consumer Alert: ‘Made in USA’ Cars

Exercise caution when car ads say ‘made’ or ‘built’ in the U.S.

Vinotemp Wine Coolers

FTC publishes first closing letters since Made in USA Labeling Rule went into effect in August.

UNATION Jacksonville (aka @stufftodoinjacksonville)

For-profit marketing firm masquerades as a “community organization” on Instagram.

Thermofight

Allegations: Deceptively marketing Thermofight

FabKids Deceptive Influencer Marketing

IcyHot Patch

Allegations: Making misleadingly marketing claims about the pain relief, strength and effectiveness of the IcyHot Patch

FTC Finalizes Made in USA Rule Following TINA.org Petition

Commission’s first open meeting with new chair brings action.

TINA.org Urges FTC to Initiate Penalty-Offense Program Targeting MLM Industry

MADISON, CONN. June 30, 2021 – Ad watchdog truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) sent a letter today to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urging it to initiate a penalty-offense program targeting the direct…

Vizzy Pineapple Mango Hard Seltzer

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the ingredients and nutrients in hard seltzer beverages