TINA.org’s Year in Review 2016

Here’s what we accomplished in 2016 with your help.

Savage X Fenty’s Savagely Deceptive Marketing Practices: TINA.org Reports Rihanna’s Brand to Regulators

MADISON, CONN. Feb. 10, 2020 – Championing female empowerment and sexuality, lingerie company Savage X Fenty, a joint venture between music icon Rihanna and e-commerce company TechStyle, Inc., is a…

Stein Mart Discounts

TINA’s Take: INFORM Consumers Act Goes Into Effect

New law aims to provide more transparency to online transactions and to deter online shopping fraud.

Deceptive Marketing 101: Third-Party Certification Seals

Don’t confuse this type of marketing for a silver bullet.

Nutrafol Needs to Shed Its Deceptive Hair Growth Claims

Illegal claims that company’s products prevent hair loss also need to go.

Pencils Down: Princeton Review Revises Marketing following TINA.org Investigation

SAT test prep company comes clean about its money-back guarantee.

Ghost Energy Drinks Deceptively Marketed to Kids

MADISON, CONN. December 12, 2022 – A new investigation by ad watchdog TINA.org and the UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy & Health has found that “lifestyle sports nutrition brand” Ghost…

Modere Exploiting Women’s Hormonal Health Issues for Financial Gain

New supplement line targets women with deceptive and illegal health claims.

CATrends: Marketing Claims for Products Containing PFAS

Class-action lawsuits target human and environmentally-friendly claims.

San Merican Cans of San Marzano Tomatoes

Allegations: Falsely marketing that products contain San Marzano tomatoes when they contain Roma tomatoes

April Fools: How Some Companies Prank Consumers with Common Marketing Terms

These definitions are a joke.

Forever Living’s Neverending Deceptive Income Claims

The MLM has been making deceptive earnings claims for the past decade.

World Market

Allegations: Failing to include a $49.95 “Shipping and Handling” fee and a $50 “Oversized Item Surcharge” in advertised prices

Monetizing Minors

How brands exploit kid influencers and their followers.

Bakery Goods at The Fresh Market

Allegations: Misleadingly using a nutrition label that does not comply with FDA regulations

Full Circle Market Vanilla Almondmilk

MyPillow’s Marketing Claims

Maryland Proton Treatment Center Database

Market Pantry Parmesan 100% Grated Cheese