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Market America Takes Down Deceptive Income Claims in Response to TINA.org

Market America Takes Down Deceptive Income Claims in Response to TINA.org

MADISON, CONN. November 2, 2020 A truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) investigation has found hundreds of atypical and exaggerated income claims made by multilevel marketing company Market America on its website and social…

An Open Letter to Congress on H.R. 5230

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An Open Letter to Congress on H.R. 5230

Renowned pyramid scheme expert denounces proposed federal law.

Lawmakers Raise Questions about Deceptive Marketing in Solar Industry

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Lawmakers Raise Questions about Deceptive Marketing in Solar Industry

What are the hidden costs of solar leases?

MLMs Continue to Break the Law Despite FTC Warning

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MLMs Continue to Break the Law Despite FTC Warning

Deceptive health and income claims, including some tied to COVID-19, persist in wake of warning from the feds.

Corinthian Students Urge Officials to Cancel Student Loan Debt

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Corinthian Students Urge Officials to Cancel Student Loan Debt

Federal and state lawsuits allege that Corinthian Colleges lured students into debt with false advertising.

ITT Educational Services Shutters Operations

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ITT Educational Services Shutters Operations

Students may be eligible for loan forgiveness.

Ty J. Young, Revisited

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Ty J. Young, Revisited

Ty J. Young’s fine print continues to be a must-read for consumers.

What You Should Know about Nerium

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What You Should Know about Nerium

Find out where the company is crossing the line when it comes to marketing claims.

TINA.org’s Year in Review 2024

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TINA.org’s Year in Review 2024

Looking back at our accomplishments.

TINA.org’s Year in Review 2023

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TINA.org’s Year in Review 2023

Here’s what we accomplished in 2023 with your help.

Angel Publishing

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Angel Publishing

Investment newsletter publisher needs to clip its wings.

Beam’s Banking App

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Beam’s Banking App

Allegations: Falsely representing that Beam pays high interest rates on savings accounts and that money would be accessible to consumer “24/7”

What is Industry Self-Regulation?

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What is Industry Self-Regulation?

Self-regulating organizations can have varying impacts on the standards that are set for the way industries do business.

Companies Getting Coal in 2021

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Companies Getting Coal in 2021

Find out why New Balance, TikTok, Poland Spring and others make the 2021 naughty list.

Jeunesse Income Claims

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Jeunesse Income Claims

A TINA.org investigation initially cataloged more than 60 instances in which Jeunesse and/or its distributors have made or referenced atypical earnings claims that lack appropriate legal disclosures. Since then, TINA.org’s…

Ameriquest: Success or Scam?

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Ameriquest: Success or Scam?

An American Success Story Between 1990 and 2008, Spectacularly-successful financial services company whose business model was based on selling mortgages to families that couldn’t afford them, then selling those worthless…

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