TINA.org’s Year in Review 2021 Blog TINA.org’s Year in Review 2021 Here’s what we accomplished in 2021 with your help.
Xtreme Nitro and Maxx Test 300 Ad Alert Xtreme Nitro and Maxx Test 300 Want to see almost every suspicious weight-loss ad technique in one place?
All Consumer Health News Ad Alert All Consumer Health News This online advertisement takes you to www.allconsumerhealthnews.com, a website that indeed looks a lot like a consumer health news site. It is not. It is an advertisement, as disclosures at…
UNBS CBD Gummies Ad Alert UNBS CBD Gummies Spam email leads to a fake endorsement from Dr. Oz, among other celebrities.
Monster Energy Car Wraps Ad Alert Monster Energy Car Wraps Fake check scam targets TINA.org reader. She’s not the only one.
Caught Cheating: Affair Site Ashley Madison to Pay $1.6M Consumer News Caught Cheating: Affair Site Ashley Madison to Pay $1.6M FTC takes action against dating site’s fake profiles.
70 Year Old Grandma Looks 40 Ad Alert 70 Year Old Grandma Looks 40 This ad for Lumanelle Luma skin cream should set off a couple of bad ad warning lights: This picture appears elsewhere on the Internet, the unsourced Dr. Oz quote, and…
TINA’s Take: Supplement Maker Sued for Alleged ‘Review Hijacking’ on Amazon Consumer News TINA’s Take: Supplement Maker Sued for Alleged ‘Review Hijacking’ on Amazon Company to pay $600,000 for allegedly manipulating product pages.
PureKana CBD Gummies Ad Alert PureKana CBD Gummies A fake celebrity endorsement by Sir Paul McCartney is just the beginning.
Counterfeit Ozempic Ad Alert Counterfeit Ozempic FDA says it has seized “thousands of units” of fake shots.
Amway Brands Amway TINA.org investigated Amway as part of its larger investigations into unsubstantiated disease-treatment claims and atypical income claims used by MLM companies. To read more about TINA.org’s 2023 MLM Income Claims…
Vapex Brands Vapex TINA.org investigated Vapex, a Utah-based company that sold e-cigarettes, and found that it falsely claimed consumers could receive a “Free Trial’’ offer, used fake testimonials, falsely claimed it won a…
Homeaglow Brands Homeaglow TINA.org found home cleaning services platform falsely advertising $19 house cleanings, using ROSCA-violating autorenewal subscriptions, fabricating consumer reviews and more.
TINA.org’s Year in Review 2024 Blog TINA.org’s Year in Review 2024 Looking back at our accomplishments.
TINA.org’s Year in Review 2017 Blog TINA.org’s Year in Review 2017 When it came to keeping ads honest in 2017, TINA.org was plenty busy.
Newspaper Renewal Scam Targets Consumers Ad Alert Newspaper Renewal Scam Targets Consumers Beware of mail from Associated Publishers Network and United Publishers Network.
The McShane Letter Ad Alert The McShane Letter We received something called the McShane Letter via snail mail. Something about it seems off: There’s a lot going on here. Even in the first sentence: Donald B. McShane is…
The Franklin Prosperity Report Ad Alert The Franklin Prosperity Report Newsmax Media, a website that claims to be a news site, sells newsletter subscriptions and is currently pitching the Franklin Prosperity Report as a way to get “Free Stuff and…