Digital Advertising Alliance

The Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) is a self-regulatory organization for online behavorial advertising, or OBA.  The DAA is made up of several large media and marketing associations, including the American…

Vemma Health Claims

Great Value Fudge Mint Cookies

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing ingredients in cookies

Fairlife Milk Imposter Car Wrap Scam

This scam will not die.

An In-Depth Examination of Self-Regulation in the MLM Industry

TINA.org publishes a groundbreaking new report about the history and effectiveness of self-regulation in the MLM industry.

Federal Filing Government Imposter Scam

Even the CEO acknowledges that some consumers have confused the company for the federal government.

TINA.org Reports Meal Kit Giant HelloFresh to FTC

MADISON, CONN. June 22, 2022 While millions of Americans struggle with rising food prices and empty store shelves, meal kit retailer HelloFresh advertises “delicious meals delivered to your door,” enticing consumers…

Clover Valley Fudge Mint Cookies

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the ingredients in Fudge Mint Cookies

Touted but Toothless: The Problem with Some Tech Platforms’ Policies

Prohibited content slips through the cracks.

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

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

Deceptive Ad Trends to Be Wary of in 2023

And the regulatory efforts that seek to curb them.

Southwest Airlines’ Wanna Get Away Fares

Depending on the airport, advertised fares may be out of reach.

FabFitFun

TINA.org reader is still waiting for her promised free Kate Spade gift.

Wellness MLM’s Fulvic Acid Product Raises Red Flags

“The mudman” has apparently found a new MLM to sell his “magic dirt.”

Will Prevagen’s Deceptive Advertising Ever End?

Eight years after TINA.org alerted regulators, supplement ads continue to convey deceptive and misleading memory improvement claims.

TINA.org Reports Colgate, Tom’s of Maine to Regulators for Greenwashing

MADISON, CONN. Sept. 12, 2023—Colgate-Palmolive is deceptively marketing its Tom’s of Maine and Colgate toothpaste tubes as “recyclable” in violation of the FTC’s Green Guides, according to an investigation by…

T-Mobile Home Internet

Bundle bungled.

Lumineux Whitening Strips

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that products whiten teeth within 30 minutes

Evony: The King’s Return

Regulator finds ad on X misrepresented game’s “core playing experience.”

What You Should Know about Super Patch

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