Wine-store signs often deceptive, group says

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Wine-store signs often deceptive, group says

Lee Howard, The Day

Clear-cut fraud? Quincy Bioscience faces a potentially ruinous lawsuit over memory claims

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Clear-cut fraud? Quincy Bioscience faces a potentially ruinous lawsuit over memory claims

Marc Eisen, Isthmus

Gas Company’s ‘Burn Money’ Ad Featured Oil Price. . .From Last Summer

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Gas Company’s ‘Burn Money’ Ad Featured Oil Price. . .From Last Summer

Aaron Hastings, Hartford Courant

Gwyneth Paltrow responds to criticism for plugging remedies linked to COVID-19

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Gwyneth Paltrow responds to criticism for plugging remedies linked to COVID-19

Francesca Gariano, Today

Ad Watchdog Launches Its Own Campaign

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Ad Watchdog Launches Its Own Campaign

“The truth’s not always easy, but in advertising, it’s the law,” says truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) MADISON, Conn., March 24, 2014— Non-profit advertising watchdog truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) today launched its first national advertising campaign,…

MyPillow Has to Pay $1 Million For Making Phony Claims In Its Ads

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MyPillow Has to Pay $1 Million For Making Phony Claims In Its Ads

Marlisse A. Cepeda, Woman’s Day

DJ Khaled’s Snapchat Sobers Up

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DJ Khaled’s Snapchat Sobers Up

Groups Challenge Deceptive Influencer Marketing of Alcohol MADISON, CONN. April 9, 2018 – Hip-hop producer and “King of Snapchat” DJ Khaled has scaled back his rampant promotion of alcohol on…

Ad Watchdog TINA.org Blasts Lipozene’s Fat Burning Claims

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Ad Watchdog TINA.org Blasts Lipozene’s Fat Burning Claims

MADISON, CONN.  April 11, 2016 Lose weight without changing your lifestyle, according to ads for a popular diet supplement, Lipozene. No so fast says ad watchdog, truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org). The consumer…

Roblox Misses Revenue Estimates on Slowing Post-Pandemic Growth

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Roblox Misses Revenue Estimates on Slowing Post-Pandemic Growth

Cecilia D’Anastasio, Bloomberg

The Roblox Metaverse is Deceiving Consumers According to TINA.org Investigation

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The Roblox Metaverse is Deceiving Consumers According to TINA.org Investigation

MADISON, CONN. April 18, 2022 – With more than 50 million daily users, approximately half of which are children aged 13 and under, the online gameplay and creation platform Roblox…

Gillette Engaged in Deceptive Made in USA Marketing

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Gillette Engaged in Deceptive Made in USA Marketing

Ad Watchdog TINA.org Files FTC Complaint MADISON, CONN. January 23, 2018 – Despite a national advertising campaign showcasing patriotic imagery, highlighting its Boston headquarters, and heavily promoting its “Made in…

Roblox is one of the biggest metaverse success stories. So why hasn’t it turned a profit?

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Roblox is one of the biggest metaverse success stories. So why hasn’t it turned a profit?

Rob Walker, Fortune

Energy Drink Company Shut Down Amidst Pyramid Scheme Allegations

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Energy Drink Company Shut Down Amidst Pyramid Scheme Allegations

Ad Watchdog’s Investigation Spurs FTC Action MADISON, CONN. August 26, 2015 — Vemma Nutrition, an Arizona-based dietary supplement and energy drink company, was quietly shut down by the Federal Trade…

TINA.org Report: Over 100 LuLaRoe Distributors Have Filed for Bankruptcy

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TINA.org Report: Over 100 LuLaRoe Distributors Have Filed for Bankruptcy

MADISON, CONN. April 30, 2019 – LuLaRoe (LLR) distributors are more likely to end up bankrupt than to reach the highest tier in the company’s distributor ranks, according to a new…

Investigation by Ad Watchdog TINA.org Reveals What You Should Know About Kyani

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Investigation by Ad Watchdog TINA.org Reveals What You Should Know About Kyani

MADISON, CONN.  April 5, 2016 Kyäni is an Idaho-based multilevel marketing business that sells nutritional supplements it says constitute a “Triangle of Health.” The company touts that its products, infused…

Williams-Sonoma to Pay $1 Million to Settle Deceptive Ad Lawsuit Sparked by TINA.org

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Williams-Sonoma to Pay $1 Million to Settle Deceptive Ad Lawsuit Sparked by TINA.org

Retailer To Stop Misleading Made in USA Claims MADISON, CONN. April 1, 2020  Acting on a complaint filed by ad watchdog truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reached…

Roblox Jumps on Plan to Introduce Immersive Ads in Games

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Roblox Jumps on Plan to Introduce Immersive Ads in Games

Cecilia , Bloomberg

Customer disdain for this ‘innovative and disruptive’ business model is only growing

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Customer disdain for this ‘innovative and disruptive’ business model is only growing

Mallory Schlossberg, Business Insider

What do Snooki, Lindsay Lohan, and J. Lo have in common? The FTC put them on notice.

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What do Snooki, Lindsay Lohan, and J. Lo have in common? The FTC put them on notice.

Janelle Nanos, Boston Globe

Wal-Mart OKs 800 items for website

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Wal-Mart OKs 800 items for website

Robbie Neiswanger, Arkansas Online