An Oscars Swag Bag of E-Cigs

Five vaping claims that could land squarely in the “best fiction” category.

Staples ‘Deal’ on Google Gone in a Flash

A cautionary tale for consumers who shop on Google.

Vapex E-Cigarette Freestarter Kit

If e-cigarettes are your thing (and we’re not saying they should be), there are many options out there. Maybe this isn’t the best one.

Decoding Cosmetics Claims: Skin Lightening Cream

Skin lightening creams — also called fade creams, brightening creams, skin-tone correctors, or bleaching creams — are designed to reduce skin discoloration or hyperpigmentation caused by sun exposure, age, disease,…

Aloe Vera Juice

Ingesting aloe vera products linked to cancer, explosive diarrhea.

Tropicana

Tropicana claimed in a television ad that “if you want the world’s best fruit and vegetable juice, look in the cooler” as a shelf collapsed to reveal a presumably more-stable…

Ty J. Young

Fixed index annuities are not all they appear to be.

Is Chiefnana Offering a Golden Opportunity?

For over a year, Chiefnana has been sending this e-mail trying to get recipients to invest in a supposed gold mining operation in Africa. Odds are that if you send…

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Quinnipiac University: ‘#1 University for Getting a Job’

How is #1 defined?

DSA Award Winners Are Ethics Code Violators

Why is this industry group honoring MLMs making illegal marketing claims?

Say What?

The best (as in, most absurd or fascinating) ad quotes of 2013.

Who’s Throwing Flags on Super Bowl Advertisers?

More than 70 percent of advertisers who announced they are running commercials in this year’s Super Bowl have been accused of false or deceptive advertising.

Trend Micro

Allegations: Deceptively marketing programs as free without adequately disclosing that they automatically switch to paid subscriptions unless consumers cancel

Samsung QLED Televisions

Allegations: Falsely marketing that televisions have features that they do not have

Books-A-Million

This store’s discounts do not go by the book.

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Have you ever been the victim of a false ad or a deceptive marketing scheme? Perhaps there was a time when a very compelling ad convinced you to buy a…

LeafFilter Gutter Guard: ‘Keeps You Off the Ladder’

Gutter cleaning is dirty and annoying. So is deceptive marketing.

Up & Up “Reef-Conscious Formula” Sunscreens

Allegations: Falsely marketing sunscreens as having a “reef-conscious formula” when they contain ingredients that are harmful to coral reefs and marine life

CVS Health Clear Zinc Sunscreens

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that the active ingredients in sunscreens are zinc oxide minerals when there are also chemical active ingredients in the sunscreens