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Trades of Hope

TINA.org investigated Trades of Hope as part of its larger investigations into atypical income claims used by MLM companies. To read more about TINA.org’s 2023 MLM Income Claims Investigation, click…

Traveling Vineyard

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Traveling Vineyard

TINA.org investigated Traveling Vineyard as part of its larger investigations into atypical income claims used by MLM companies. To read more about TINA.org’s 2023 MLM Income Claims Investigation, click here.…

PaperPie/Usborne Books

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PaperPie/Usborne Books

TINA.org investigated PaperPie, formerly known as Usborne Books & More, as part of its larger investigations into atypical income claims used by MLM companies. To read more about TINA.org’s 2023…

FTC Prescribes New Standard for Homeopathic Remedy Claims

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FTC Prescribes New Standard for Homeopathic Remedy Claims

Agency asserts that marketing claims for over-the-counter homeopathic products are likely misleading.

What You Should Know about Super Patch

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What You Should Know about Super Patch

TINA.org takes a closer look at this MLM offering “braille for your brain.”

TINA.org Takes Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop-y Health Claims to Regulators

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TINA.org Takes Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop-y Health Claims to Regulators

TINA.org probe into Goop’s marketing reveals a plethora of illegal health claims.

Cold Products Pay Millions for Misleading Consumers

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Cold Products Pay Millions for Misleading Consumers

Unproven cold prevention and treatment claims are nothing to sneeze at.

What You Should Know about Kyäni

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What You Should Know about Kyäni

TINA.org investigation delves into claims by Idaho-based MLM.

DSSRC’s Arbonne Decision Gets It Wrong

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DSSRC’s Arbonne Decision Gets It Wrong

Council blesses MLM’s use of unsubstantiated earnings claims.

TINA.org Alerts FTC to Herbalife Distributors’ Coronavirus Claims

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TINA.org Alerts FTC to Herbalife Distributors’ Coronavirus Claims

TINA.org complaint comes four years after MLM paid $200 million to settle FTC deceptive advertising charges.

DSA Companies Income Claims

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DSA Companies Income Claims

TINA.org found that 97% of DSA-member companies have used atypical income claims to market the business opportunity.

Rodan + Fields

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Rodan + Fields

TINA.org investigated Rodan + Fields as part of a larger investigation into atypical income claims used by MLM companies. To read more about TINA.org’s 2023 MLM Income Claims Investigation, click…

Ad Watchdog Files Complaint Against Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop: TINA.org Calls Out Deceptive Health Claims

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Ad Watchdog Files Complaint Against Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop: TINA.org Calls Out Deceptive Health Claims

MADISON, CONN. August 23, 2017 – With Goop, actress-turned-entrepreneur Gwyneth Paltrow has created a wellness empire based on unconventional products such as yoni eggs, Shaman-inspired medicine bags, and crystal therapy…

FTC Sues Neora (formerly Nerium) Alleging It Was a Pyramid from the Start

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FTC Sues Neora (formerly Nerium) Alleging It Was a Pyramid from the Start

FTC complaint also features deceptive health and income claims.

Illegal Health Claims By DSA Companies Still Litter Internet

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Illegal Health Claims By DSA Companies Still Litter Internet

More than 1,000 unsubstantiated health claims remain on the internet nine months after TINA.org’s investigation.

Ad Watchdog TINA.org Reports Herbalife’s Coronavirus Claims to FTC

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Ad Watchdog TINA.org Reports Herbalife’s Coronavirus Claims to FTC

MADISON, CONN. April 28, 2020 – Truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) has filed a complaint against multilevel marketing company Herbalife with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for deceptive claims that Herbalife products can…

Snubbing FTC, MLM Claims It Can Prevent and Treat COVID-19