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Is Anthony Anderson’s Candyverse NFT Project a Scam?

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Is Anthony Anderson’s Candyverse NFT Project a Scam?

The impact of a celebrity endorsement.

eSalon

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eSalon

Can you trust a blog?

What to Know about Sponsored Content

Consumer Basics

What to Know about Sponsored Content

It’s getting harder to distinguish advertisements from objective content.

Agora Disease-Treatment Claims — 2021 Collection

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Agora Disease-Treatment Claims — 2021 Collection

The Stipulating Parties in FTC v. Agora Financial, LLC, et al. are violating the February 8, 2021 Stipulated Order by, among other things, continuing to market products (primarily supplements and…

What Are the Rules for Celebrities Promoting NFTs?

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What Are the Rules for Celebrities Promoting NFTs?

Kate Knibbs, Wired

Celebrities Promoting NFTs

Industries

Celebrities Promoting NFTs

TINA.org investigated celebrities who promote non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on their social media channels and found that it is an area rife with deception.

How celebrities like the Kardashians are bending the advertising rules in the social media age

Media Coverage

How celebrities like the Kardashians are bending the advertising rules in the social media age

Pete Evans, CBC News

New Study Details E-Cigarette Marketing to Teens

Consumer News

New Study Details E-Cigarette Marketing to Teens

Several lawmakers call for more federal oversight.

How An Instagram Post About ‘Gram Worthy Pores’ Broke Federal Law

Media Coverage

How An Instagram Post About ‘Gram Worthy Pores’ Broke Federal Law

Jesselyn Cook, HUFFPOST

Mascara: Jeepers Creepers, Where’d Ya Get Those Peepers?

Consumer News

Mascara: Jeepers Creepers, Where’d Ya Get Those Peepers?

If you go by mascara ads that you see in magazines and on TV, modern mascara technology has evolved to the point of growing small hairy caterpillars on top of…

It All Starts with a Good Foundation

Consumer News

It All Starts with a Good Foundation

Socrates said that “beauty is a short-lived tyranny,” but cosmetic companies will have you believing otherwise. The vast majority of ads for foundation feature celebrities and models, regardless of age,…

Drug Companies Pushing Prescription Pills in Ads

Consumer News

Drug Companies Pushing Prescription Pills in Ads

The polio vaccine, penicillin, open-heart surgery, magnetic resonance imaging, chemotherapy, Zoloft, LASIK, statins, heck, even Viagra have all contributed to the advancement of modern medicine. We’ve come a long way…

Pyramid Scheme? The 7 Definitive Questions to Ask

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Pyramid Scheme? The 7 Definitive Questions to Ask

Know the answers to these questions to be sure that MLM isn’t a pyramid scheme.

HCG Platinum has to Drop Unsubstantiated Claims

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HCG Platinum has to Drop Unsubstantiated Claims

Utah-based companies promised major weight-loss without any scientific basis.

LifeCell: All-in-one Anti-Wrinkle Cream

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LifeCell: All-in-one Anti-Wrinkle Cream

Oh my. Where to start with this one. A reader alerted us to LifeCell’s “trial” offer for its wrinkle cream. LifeCell promises that its product works in “just 17 seconds”…

LeBron James and Tonal

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LeBron James and Tonal

The NBA superstar isn’t just cashing endorsement checks.

Regulators Act on TINA.org’s Complaint Against Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty

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Regulators Act on TINA.org’s Complaint Against Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty

MADISON, CONN. December 1, 2022 – Acting on a complaint filed by ad watchdog, truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org), California regulators have reached a settlement with lingerie company Savage X Fenty, originally a joint venture between…

TINA.org’s Year in Review 2023