DJ Khaled Snapchat Database

CATrends: Where’s the Booze?

Lawsuits allege some hard truths.

Crook & Marker Margarita

Allegations: Falsely marketing products as margaritas made with tequila when they contain “organic brewed alcohol” instead of tequila

What You Should Know about Apple Cider Vinegar Supplements

TINA.org explores the divide between the marketing and the science.

What You Should Know about Telehealth Companies Selling Compounded Drugs

Ads don’t always give the full picture.

Taspen’s Organics Gets FDA Smackdown

FDA warning letter outlines several issues related to supplement’s marketing.

BevMo’s 5¢ Sales

Bud Light’s Lime-A-Rita

Margarita-flavored malt beverage may not be as low-calorie or low-carb as you think.

Hard Steel Male Enhancement Supplement

Be wary of this supplement’s FDA claims.

Lakanto Products

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as sweetened with monk fruit when the predominant sweetener in them is a highly processed sugar alcohol called erythritol

Germ-X Moisturizing Original Hand Sanitizer

Allegations: Falsely advertising that products contain 62% ethyl alcohol, “kill[] 99.99% of germs,” and “kill[] germs in 15 seconds”

CVS Advanced Formula Hand Sanitizer with Aloe Vera

Allegations: Falsely marketing that hand sanitizers “kill[] 99.99% of germs” when scientific evidence shows that alcohol-based hand sanitizers do not kill many types of germs

TINA.org Files FTC Complaint Against Diageo for Deceptive Influencer Marketing of Ciroc

MADISON, CONN., Dec. 11, 2018 — Diageo’s Ciroc has experienced a meteoric rise in sales over the past decade thanks in part to a marketing strategy heavily focused on celebrity…

Timeline

A brief history of deceptive advertising.

TINA’s Take: The Paid Ads Left Out of the Facebook Ad Boycott

It’s disingenuous for brands to suggest they are boycotting a platform and then still run ads on that platform.

CATrends: Hand Sanitizers Marketed to Prevent Disease

The bottom line: Only FDA-approved drugs can be marketed to prevent disease.

Dove Men ‘Plant-Based Care’

Spoiler: It’s not so much the overall care that is plant-based but rather specific moisturizing ingredients.

What You Should Know about the Trivia App Givling

Odds are you being good at trivia is not enough if you want to pay off your student loan debt with this app.

TINA.org’s Social Media Influencers Actions

A review of TINA.org’s work exposing deceptive marketing tactics by social media influencers.

Anheuser-Busch Malt Beverages