How to Make a Cool $160 Million Through Deceptive Marketing Blog How to Make a Cool $160 Million Through Deceptive Marketing (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.) Step 1: Create a billion dollar fund by unloading assets you own that are soon to be (or are) worthless.…
Federal officials look to crack down on deceptive subscription marketing practices at broad range of firms Media Coverage Federal officials look to crack down on deceptive subscription marketing practices at broad range of firms Yeganeh Torbati, Washington Post
State says e-cigarette company changed its name, kept deceptive marketing Media Coverage State says e-cigarette company changed its name, kept deceptive marketing Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune
Marketing rules too lax on e-cigarettes, critics say Media Coverage Marketing rules too lax on e-cigarettes, critics say Amber Hunt, USA Today
Worst False Ad Settlements of 2021 Consumer News Worst False Ad Settlements of 2021 Class-action settlements leave consumers behind.
TINA.org Investigation Finds Pervasive Deceptive Earnings Claims in MLM Industry Press Release TINA.org Investigation Finds Pervasive Deceptive Earnings Claims in MLM Industry The consumer advocacy organization truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) has published the results of a yearslong investigation into the multilevel marketing (MLM) industry that found widespread use of deceptive income claims to promote…
What You Should Know about Apple Cider Vinegar Supplements Consumer News What You Should Know about Apple Cider Vinegar Supplements TINA.org explores the divide between the marketing and the science.
TINA.org Supports FTC’s Ruling against Intuit’s Deceptive Advertising Blog TINA.org Supports FTC’s Ruling against Intuit’s Deceptive Advertising Intuit should not advertise TurboTax Free Edition without making clear that most people cannot use it.
TINA’s Take: IM Mastery Academy Reinvents Itself as IYOVIA Consumer News TINA’s Take: IM Mastery Academy Reinvents Itself as IYOVIA Different name, same game.
Gladiators star under fire for ‘promoting brand accused of deceptively marketing body-building food supplements to kids’ Media Coverage Gladiators star under fire for ‘promoting brand accused of deceptively marketing body-building food supplements to kids’ Madison Burgess, Daily Mail
CATrends: Nutriwashing Consumer News CATrends: Nutriwashing Lawsuits allege foods and beverages aren’t as healthy as you might think.
Monetizing Minors: Piper Rockelle Consumer News Monetizing Minors: Piper Rockelle A calorie-counting app is just one of the adult products promoted on this minor’s social media channels.
ZYN Pouches Class Action ZYN Pouches Allegations: Falsely marketing products as tobacco-free, less addictive, and delivering less nicotine than other products and misleadingly marketing products to young consumers when it is illegal to sell them to…