Who’s Who and Who’s Sued: Celebrities Fight Back against Fake Endorsements Consumer News Who’s Who and Who’s Sued: Celebrities Fight Back against Fake Endorsements Sometimes, even celebrities are surprised by what they’re selling.
FTC Social Media Actions Consumer News FTC Social Media Actions See the FTC’s track record when it comes to social media influencer cases.
CarCover.com’s ‘Verified’ Customer Reviews Ad Alert CarCover.com’s ‘Verified’ Customer Reviews TINA.org uncovers a plethora of duplicate reviews.
FTC Should Ban Individual Impersonation Scams Blog FTC Should Ban Individual Impersonation Scams TINA.org submits comment in support of FTC’s proposal to ban fake celebrity endorsements, romance scams and other impersonation scams.
Good Ways to Avoid Bad Apps Consumer News Good Ways to Avoid Bad Apps That app you must have may not be what you think.
Fashion Nova’s Online Reviews Class Action Fashion Nova’s Online Reviews Allegations: Deceptively and artificially inflating consumer reviews on its website by failing to post reviews with three or fewer stars
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CT company Potoo Solutions helps Amazon spot bogus reviews Media Coverage CT company Potoo Solutions helps Amazon spot bogus reviews Alexander Soule, CT Insider
Gift Card for a Five-Star Amazon Review Ad Alert Gift Card for a Five-Star Amazon Review Consumers need to be wary of undisclosed incentivized reviews.
Angie’s List Reviews and Ratings Class Action Angie’s List Reviews and Ratings January 2017: The appeal was voluntarily dismissed, the reasons for which have not been disclosed. December 2016: A federal judge granted final approval of the settlement. Later in December, an…
Online Reviews in Spotlight after Consumer Gets Billed for Negative Post Consumer News Online Reviews in Spotlight after Consumer Gets Billed for Negative Post Consumer review website caught up in media storm as well.
Content Confusion in an Era of Fake News Blog Content Confusion in an Era of Fake News Study demonstrates that effectively designed native advertising disclosures can decrease consumer deception.
Pure Herbal Total Defense Immunity Blend Ad Alert Pure Herbal Total Defense Immunity Blend Latest coronavirus scam to land on TINA.org’s radar comes packaged as a fake Fox News article.
Offer for an Amazon Gift Card in Exchange for Review Ad Alert Offer for an Amazon Gift Card in Exchange for Review Amazon prohibits sellers from offering customers “compensation of any kind” in exchange for writing reviews.
TEFL Institute Brands TEFL Institute TINA.org investigated the TEFL Institute, an Illinois company selling “Teaching English as a Foreign Language” training and certification, and found that it falsely advertised its accreditation status.
Twitter Apologizes for Fake Tweets Used in Ads Consumer News Twitter Apologizes for Fake Tweets Used in Ads Users who never sent tweets outraged.
20th Century Fox Used Fake News to Publicize ‘A Cure for Wellness’ Media Coverage 20th Century Fox Used Fake News to Publicize ‘A Cure for Wellness’ Liam Stack, The New York Times
The Fake Article that Promises Real Results Consumer News The Fake Article that Promises Real Results This week’s Terms of Surrender: In the end, it’s an advertisement, and the goal is to get into your wallet.