CATrends: Deceptive Tactics Used to Market Subscriptions

Lawsuits allege companies fail to make adequate disclosures.

Tom’s of Maine Toothpaste Tube Marketing

Kraft Heinz Ramps Up Marketing to School Children, Drawing Some Criticism

Erika Wheless, Adage

TINA.org Files Complaint over BeActive’s Deceptive FDA Marketing

And what it actually means to be FDA “cleared.”

DoNotPay’s Marketing Claims

Allegations: Marketing itself as a “robot lawyer” that “uses artificial intelligence to provide legal assistance” when it is not a licensed attorney or law firm and it is not authorized…

Ricola

False advertising class-action lawsuits filed regarding the marketing of Ricola throat and cough products.

Martinelli’s Gold Medal Apple Juice

Allegations: Failing to disclose that products contain, or are at risk of containing, arsenic

Breaking Down the Relationship between Brands and Teens

Today’s teenagers are uniquely positioned in the marketing world.

Prevagen Scrubs Memory-Improvement Claims Following Court Order

What led up to brain supplement’s December to remember. 

365 Whole Foods Market Organic Mini Sandwich Cheese Crackers

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that products contain “Real Organic Cheddar Cheese”

365 Whole Foods Market Plant-Based Flushable Wipes

Allegations: Falsely marketing products as plant-based

Will Walmart Ever Take Responsibility for Deception on Its Site?

TINA.org finds more of the same – and then some – from retail giant.

Multi-Level Marketing v. Pyramid Schemes

What’s the difference?

Mary Kay’s Deceptive Pinky Promises

How Not to MLM: Market America’s Deceptive Income Claims

Shay Mitchell Instagram Database

TINA.org Reports BMW to Regulators for Deceptive Made in USA Claims

MADISON, CONN. Oct. 18, 2023—Ad watchdog truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) has filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission against BMW for making deceptive Made in USA claims. Despite advertising that its…

Crowd Cow’s ‘$100 of Free Meat’

As a TINA.org reader put it, it’s only “free” if you first spend money.

Aspercreme Pain Relief Patch

Allegations: Making misleading pain relief claims

YourZooki’s ‘Liposomal Vitamin C’

Questionable claims persist in wake of U.K. ad regulator ruling.