Extreme Iceland

Is a trip to Iceland to view the northern lights on your bucket list? What you see may be nothing like the photos on the travel site.

FTC: ‘Sham Cancer Charities’ Bilked more than $187M from Consumers

FTC and all 50 states join together for first time to end one of the largest charity frauds in history.

Vemma Facing Judicial Inquiries in Europe

Nutrition supplement affiliate marketing company facing scrutiny overseas.

Three Major Retailers Banned from Making Deceptive Glucosamine Claims

Federal judge approves revised class-action settlement terms following TINA.org objection to original proposal.

Before You Let Miracle Copper Socks Knock You Off Your Feet…

You’d be wise to question the science behind copper-infused clothing.

Has Your College Student Been Recruited by a Questionable MLM?

Parents share their stories and experts offer tips on what families can do.

The Winners from the 2014 Cannes Lions

The 2014 Cannes Lion Ad Award Winners, it’s like the Oscars of advertising.

POM vs. Coke: Supreme Court’s Juicy Ruling

Supreme Court rules on POM juice labeling issue.

Happy, Horny, Skinny Pill?

GSK will pay out $105 million in off-label use case.

Equinox Anti-Wrinkle Products

We recently received a tip from a reader about Equinox Anti-Wrinkle products, which are currently being advertised around the web. Equinox sells moisturizers that are supposed to dramatically improve the…

What Would Honest Abe Think of These Claims?

The airways are full of car commercials on President’s Day, but here are some things the ads often don’t reveal.

Advocates to FTC: Take Aggressive Action on MLMs

Coalition sends letter to agency requesting better safeguards.

eSalon

Can you trust a blog?

MileagePlus Program

TINA.org Wants More Teeth in Class-Action Settlement

Philips Sonicare Airfloss Settlement Doesn’t Adequately Compensate Consumers MADISON, CT., Oct. 16, 2013 — TINA.org (truthinadvertising.org) has filed a legal brief taking aim at a recent class-action settlement that compensates…

How Life Works

This is not an ad alert for life in general — life’s not fair, get over it. But we at TINA.org are trying to make the ads a little more…

Google Pays AdBlock Plus to Have Ads Whitelisted

Is the point of AdBlock Plus to block annoying ads, or to curate them?

Waist Not?

The mystery of the expanding pants.

Kevin Trudeau – one heck of a salesman or one heck of a liar?

Self-described “consumer advocate” and “exposer of corporate and government corruption,” this convicted felon lost the latest round in his decade long battle with the FTC.  On November 29, 2011, the…

Federal Communications Commission

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable in the U.S.