Can’t Keep a Bad Ad Man Down Consumer News Can’t Keep a Bad Ad Man Down Why can’t the FTC put some hucksters out of business for good?
Faux Fur a Marketing Faux Pas? Consumer News Faux Fur a Marketing Faux Pas? Neiman Marcus, others settle with FTC after marketing rabbit, raccoon, and other real fur as fakes.
Toying with Gender Marketing Blog Toying with Gender Marketing Not all girls like to play with dolls. What’s a race car girl to do when her favorite toys are marketed towards boys?
My Confusing Hunt for a Leather Couch Blog My Confusing Hunt for a Leather Couch Plenty of furniture is labeled as leather, but not everything called leather is exactly that. What are you really sitting on?
Great Britain Slims Diet Claims Consumer News Great Britain Slims Diet Claims Here’s the skinny on what diet ads can no longer say in the UK.
CATrends: False Shelf Pricing Consumer News CATrends: False Shelf Pricing Consumers complain about higher prices at checkout.
CATrends: Marketing Claims for Products Containing PFAS Consumer News CATrends: Marketing Claims for Products Containing PFAS Class-action lawsuits target human and environmentally-friendly claims.
These Super Bowl LVIII Advertisers Have Been Taken to Court for Deceptive Marketing Consumer News These Super Bowl LVIII Advertisers Have Been Taken to Court for Deceptive Marketing Several of this year’s Super Bowl advertisers have run into legal trouble for alleged deceptive marketing.
What You Should Know about Nélo Life Consumer News What You Should Know about Nélo Life What we learned upon taking a closer look at this new MLM.
Hershey’s Products Class Action Hershey’s Products Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as safe and sustainable
Bubble Yum Class Action Bubble Yum Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as high quality and sustainable, and claiming the brand is transparent about its ingredients
Magic Styler’s Refund Policy Ad Alert Magic Styler’s Refund Policy This risk-free trial might have you pulling your hair out.
Deception at the Cannes Lions Festival Blog Deception at the Cannes Lions Festival Misleading campaigns highlight this year’s big ad event.
Jimmy Dean Breakfast Burritos Ad Alert Jimmy Dean Breakfast Burritos Beware of food images wrapped in deception.
U.S. Senate Testimony Regulatory/Congressional Actions U.S. Senate Testimony TINA.org’s Executive Director testified before a Senate Subcommittee about COVID-19 pandemic scams.
The Hundred Thousand Dollar Puzzle by David Dobrik Ad Alert The Hundred Thousand Dollar Puzzle by David Dobrik YouTuber-turned-TikTok star pieces together a deceptive pitch.
Marketers that Get Coal in Their 2020 Holiday Stocking Consumer News Marketers that Get Coal in Their 2020 Holiday Stocking Find out which companies (and people) are on TINA.org’s 2020 naughty list for deceptive marketing.
InventHelp’s Services Class Action InventHelp’s Services Allegations: Engaging in a deceptive and fraudulent invention promotion scam
When Federal Government Webpages Are MIA Blog When Federal Government Webpages Are MIA Broken links pose a problem for consumers seeking facts about ad claims.
Things You Should Know about E-Cigarettes Consumer News Things You Should Know about E-Cigarettes Surgeon General calls e-cigarettes a health risk for youngsters; advocates call for tougher marketing restrictions.