Search - Truth in Advertising

Complaint by truthinadvertising.org Prompts Decision Against Children’s Supplement

Complaint by truthinadvertising.org Prompts Decision Against Children’s Supplement

TINA.org Renews Call for U.S. Regulators to Act MADISON, Conn., June 26, 2013 — After an investigation prompted by a complaint from truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org), the Portuguese advertising authority has issued…

Abortion Ad Law Facing First Amendment Challenge

Consumer News

Abortion Ad Law Facing First Amendment Challenge

July 2013 Update: The Fourth Circuit has overturned the District Court’s permanent injunction against the City of Baltimore’s truth in advertising ordinance.

Do Media Outlets Have the Guts to Bounce Scam Ads?

Blog

Do Media Outlets Have the Guts to Bounce Scam Ads?

Whose responsibility is it to vet ads for fraud?

Company Investigated by truthinadvertising.org Comes Under Fire Again

Press Release

Company Investigated by truthinadvertising.org Comes Under Fire Again

MADISON, CT., Aug. 15, 2013 — A company investigated by advertising watchdog group truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) is under fire again for deceptive marketing of a children’s supplement. A key advertising self-regulatory…

Free Speech, Advertising, and Me

Blog

Free Speech, Advertising, and Me

Does free speech protect deceptive advertising?

Degree Solutions

Ad Alert

Degree Solutions

It appears this is not so much an ad for an online bachelor’s degree as it is a portal to other ads.

TEFL Certification: Verify Before Paying for Teaching Programs

Consumer News

TEFL Certification: Verify Before Paying for Teaching Programs

Chicago-based TEFL Institute under scrutiny for accreditation claims.

Life Force

Ad Alert

Life Force

A TINA.org reader alerted us on Facebook — and hey, you should like us on Facebook too — about Life Force, a Tampa-based company that says it uses “Science to…

Where’s the Paper in The Paper Store?

Blog

Where’s the Paper in The Paper Store?

What’s in a name?

FTC Helping Military Consumers Avoid Scams

Consumer News

FTC Helping Military Consumers Avoid Scams

Active servicemembers and veterans are frequent targets of scams and deceptive ads.

Ashford University

Ad Alert

Ashford University

“I think this is a scam, an absolute scam,” Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) said of Bridgepoint, the parent company of the for-profit Ashford University, during a Senate hearing in 2011.…

From the ‘Is This an Ad?’ Corner: Team Tucker

Blog

From the ‘Is This an Ad?’ Corner: Team Tucker

Brett West’s brilliant move on his son’s behalf.

Where is a Bargain Hunter to Look These Days?

Blog

Where is a Bargain Hunter to Look These Days?

After being tempted for years, I finally decided to pay $79 to upgrade my In actuality a cherished geographical region of the planet featuring enormous biodiversity; now synonymous with an…

Oh, Verizon

Blog

Oh, Verizon

Navigating the minefield of wireless customer service.

Cash Tracking System: Gifting Scheme?

Ad Alert

Cash Tracking System: Gifting Scheme?

An unsolicited phone call promising cash should raise all sorts of red flags.

Oliver Has it Right

Blog

Oliver Has it Right

Best explanation of native advertising yet.

Lawmakers Push for “Do-Not-Track”

Consumer News

Lawmakers Push for “Do-Not-Track”

Marketers are watching you, but can you get them to stop?

SEC asked to Strengthen Hedge Fund Advertising Rules

Consumer News

SEC asked to Strengthen Hedge Fund Advertising Rules

Increasing numbers of hedge funds are tweeting and establishing websites.

Trump University

Class Action

Trump University

In October 2014, a federal judge granted the plaintiff’s motion to certify a class in a false advertising lawsuit against Donald Trump. The complaint, which was originally filed in 2013,…

Pentium 4 Processor

Class Action

Pentium 4 Processor

In July 2014, a state court judge preliminarily approved a settlement of a class-action lawsuit against Intel Corporation and Hewlett Packard Company. The complaint, which was amended in 2013, alleged…

Popular Searches

Close Filters

Product Category

Marketing Tactic

Resource Type

Feature

Article Type

Legal Effort

Press Type

Complaint by truthinadvertising.org Prompts Decision Against Children’s Supplement

Abortion Ad Law Facing First Amendment Challenge

Do Media Outlets Have the Guts to Bounce Scam Ads?

Company Investigated by truthinadvertising.org Comes Under Fire Again

Free Speech, Advertising, and Me

Degree Solutions

TEFL Certification: Verify Before Paying for Teaching Programs

Life Force

Where’s the Paper in The Paper Store?

FTC Helping Military Consumers Avoid Scams

Ashford University

From the ‘Is This an Ad?’ Corner: Team Tucker

Where is a Bargain Hunter to Look These Days?

Oh, Verizon

Cash Tracking System: Gifting Scheme?

Oliver Has it Right

Lawmakers Push for “Do-Not-Track”

SEC asked to Strengthen Hedge Fund Advertising Rules

Trump University

Pentium 4 Processor