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Reverse Mortgage Ads Can Leave Consumers with False Impressions

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Reverse Mortgage Ads Can Leave Consumers with False Impressions

Here’s what you need to know before you apply for a reverse mortgage.

Burst Electric Toothbrush

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Burst Electric Toothbrush

Dental professionals who recommend Burst may be more embedded with company than you think.

Carvana’s ‘7-Day Money-Back Guarantee’

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Carvana’s ‘7-Day Money-Back Guarantee’

Is it still a money-back guarantee if you end up paying hundreds of dollars?

Skechers lawsuit: How to get your piece of the $40-million payout

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Skechers lawsuit: How to get your piece of the $40-million payout

Rene Lynch, Los Angeles Times

TINA.org Supports FTC’s ‘Click to Cancel’ Rule against Industry Challenge

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TINA.org Supports FTC’s ‘Click to Cancel’ Rule against Industry Challenge

Companies should not be able to trap consumers into subscriptions that they do not want.

These Companies Should Get Coal in their Holiday Stockings

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These Companies Should Get Coal in their Holiday Stockings

Some notable companies facing deceptive advertising claims.

AT&T to Pay $105 Million to Settle Cramming Charges

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AT&T to Pay $105 Million to Settle Cramming Charges

Officials urge consumers to carefully check cellphone bills for unauthorized charges.

The Fine Print in T-Mobile’s Alleged Overbilling Scam

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The Fine Print in T-Mobile’s Alleged Overbilling Scam

How the fine print factors into the FTC’s multimillion-dollar complaint against the mobile carrier.

New Study Details E-Cigarette Marketing to Teens

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New Study Details E-Cigarette Marketing to Teens

Several lawmakers call for more federal oversight.

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”…

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.

EOS Lip Balm

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EOS Lip Balm

“Visibly softer lips” eludes consumer.

Drug Companies Pushing Prescription Pills in Ads

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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…

It All Starts with a Good Foundation

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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,…

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

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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…

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