Are You Getting Scroogled?

Microsoft jumps on anti-Google bandwagon.

State-by-State Resources

Where you can file complaints or research a business in your state.

Who’s Who and Who’s Sued: Celebrities Fight Back against Fake Endorsements

Sometimes, even celebrities are surprised by what they’re selling.

Mielle’s Rosemary Mint Scalp & Hair Strengthening Oils

Allegations: Falsely marketing the benefits products provide and the properties and origin of the ingredients in them

Dove Men ‘Plant-Based Care’

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

MLMs Continue to Break the Law Despite FTC Warning

Deceptive health and income claims, including some tied to COVID-19, persist in wake of warning from the feds.

Boostrix

Face Mask Sellers on eBay Falsely Claim Products are ‘FDA Approved’

TINA.org investigation also finds sellers using the FDA’s logo in violation of the agency’s logo policy.

V8 Splash

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…

Alkazone Bottled Water

STOPzilla Software

KIND Bars

KIND Bars and Snack Products

DSA Award Winners Are Ethics Code Violators

Why is this industry group honoring MLMs making illegal marketing claims?

The Direct Selling Association on Pyramid Schemes: Truth and Truthiness

Guest blog by Peter Vander Nat and William Keep.

Swiss Miss Cocoa

Lumina Health Products

The FDA has issued a warning letter to Lumina Health Products for selling several of its supplements with misleading advertising and unfounded treatment claims. The products under scrutiny are CELLFOOD, CELLFOOD…

Know Your Nopalea: What is the True Cost of this Wellness Drink?

https://truthinadvertising.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Nopalea1.mp41.mp4 These ads for Nopalea by TriVita claim that this “wellness drink” will help reduce inflammation and rid you of pain. Such claims probably run afoul of FDA laws. Nopalea touts the…

Timeline

A brief history of deceptive advertising.