Best Buy Attempts to Make Good Following Mobile Site Snafu Consumer News Best Buy Attempts to Make Good Following Mobile Site Snafu Free tablet promotion caused consumer confusion by not adequately disclosing terms.
10 Second Trick to Help Prevent Your Heart Attack Ad Alert 10 Second Trick to Help Prevent Your Heart Attack This ad has a number of things that should make you skeptical: 1. Clicking on the ad takes you to a video with hand-drawn animation with a scary male voiceover.…
Women Sentenced in Gifting-Table Scam Consumer News Women Sentenced in Gifting-Table Scam Gifting-table scheme leaders face jail.
Edmonton Goop-debunker buoyed by renewed attack on Gwyneth Paltrow’s wellness brand Media Coverage Edmonton Goop-debunker buoyed by renewed attack on Gwyneth Paltrow’s wellness brand The Canadian Press, CBC News
‘Deceptive marketing works’ — social media ads grab attention of regulators Media Coverage ‘Deceptive marketing works’ — social media ads grab attention of regulators Dianne Buckner, CBC News
Watchdog attacks coupon settlement in false advertising action Media Coverage Watchdog attacks coupon settlement in false advertising action Maggie Mayo, Lexology
Jury Hands Down Verdict in Prevagen Deceptive Marketing Case Consumer News Jury Hands Down Verdict in Prevagen Deceptive Marketing Case Verdict comes nine years after TINA.org alerted regulator to supplement’s unsubstantiated health claims.
Court Unseals Revealing Docs in LuLaRoe Pyramid Case Consumer News Court Unseals Revealing Docs in LuLaRoe Pyramid Case LuLaRoe’s founders on the hotseat in Washington’s pyramid case against the company.
Worst False Ad Settlements of 2020 Consumer News Worst False Ad Settlements of 2020 Five class-action settlements that left consumers behind this year.
Worst False Ad Settlements of 2018 Consumer News Worst False Ad Settlements of 2018 Class-action settlements leave consumers behind.
TINA.org’s Year in Review 2018 Blog TINA.org’s Year in Review 2018 It was another successful year outing deceptive marketing on multiple fronts.
Sunshine Report: State-by-State Access to Consumer Complaints Consumer News Sunshine Report: State-by-State Access to Consumer Complaints #SunshineWeek: Find out which states should do more to give consumers information on complaints filed against businesses.
What You Should Know about Jeunesse Global Consumer News What You Should Know about Jeunesse Global TINA.org investigation delves into claims by Florida-based anti-aging MLM.
Gay Conversion Therapy Called into Question as Fraud Consumer News Gay Conversion Therapy Called into Question as Fraud White House supports ban on conversion therapy for minors.
Consumers Getting Smoked by E-Cigs Consumer News Consumers Getting Smoked by E-Cigs Consumers complain to feds that various e-cig companies are fleecing them into repeated credit card charges for vapor products.
Corinthian Colleges Ad Alert Corinthian Colleges For-profit company ordered to pay more than $1 billion for a number of deceptive practices.
AG Tells T-Mobile to Hang Up No Contract Claims Consumer News AG Tells T-Mobile to Hang Up No Contract Claims T-Mobile got slapped by the Washington State Attorney General for allegedly failing to disclose hidden early termination charges.
Free Doesn’t Usually Mean Free Consumer Basics Free Doesn’t Usually Mean Free There’s lots of strings attached to offers of free products and services.
Pharmaceuticals Top the Spam List Consumer News Pharmaceuticals Top the Spam List Spam levels have dropped to a 3-year record low, reports security firm, Symantec, in their November 2011 Intelligence Report. But before you start jumping up and down with excitement, keep…