Ad or Not? Oscars Edition

Paid endorsement or uncompensated editorial content? These celeb social media posts are tough to tell.

Oprah’s Anti-Aging Secret? Not Likely

Website really links to Vitalie Skin Care Serum and Lumalift Eye Cream, which have secrets of their own.

Who’ll Stop Celebrities From Unlawfully Shilling Shady Crypto & NFTs to Their Fans?

Matt Binder, Scam Economy

SEC Investment Adviser Rule Comment

TINA.org submitted a comment to the SEC regarding the use of testimonials in investment adviser marketing.

TV Tech: LG’s OLED vs. Samsung’s QLED

Big picture: Expert endorsements can be misleading.

Exposure without Disclosure: Cashing In with the Kardashians

TINA.org takes famous family’s deceptive social media endorsements to the FTC.

Roblox Metaverse Playing Games with Consumers

TINA.org files complaint with the FTC concerning deceptive advertising on Roblox.

Agora Disease-Treatment Claims — 2021 Collection

What Are the Rules for Celebrities Promoting NFTs?

Kate Knibbs, Wired

Dude, where’s my bitcoin? Crypto sits out the Super Bowl after a miserable year

Brian Contreras, Los Angeles Times

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.

UNBS CBD Gummies

Spam email leads to a fake endorsement from Dr. Oz, among other celebrities.

Keto GT

Keto diet pill scam hits home.

TINA’s Take: FTC Lets ‘Detox Tea’ Influencers Off with a Warning

…for now.

Nuvega Lash

Reviva Brain

Fake Business Insider reporter Brandt River strikes again.

Ad or Not? Lipsticknick and Fashion Nova Curve

Makeup artist and beauty influencer Lipsticknick needs to “make up” her mind about proper disclosure.

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…

Cognivex Clarity

The most vexing thing of all? The brain supplement admits there are no studies to back up its claims.

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…