Is Deceptive Drug Marketing Killing Us?

Complaint alleges that painkiller companies schemed to deceive U.S. market.

Other Medical Literature

Ghost Health Claims

Ryan’s Videos and Target Audience

OmegaK

This krill oil supplement seems to have some pretty fishy marketing tactics.

Snuga Swing

Allegations: Failing to warn consumers that the products put infants at risk of suffocation

Best Reader Tips of 2021

This year reader tips led to dozens of ad alerts, as well as a complaint to regulators.

Chicken of the Sea’s Dolphin-Safe Claims

Allegations: False “Dolphin Safe” claims

Stew Leonard’s Red Snapper and Sockeye Salmon Products

Wellness® Dog Food

Allegations: Advertising dog foods as healthy and safe without warning consumers that the products contain arsenic and lead

FTC Complaint Filed Against Maker of Memory Supplement

 Ad Watchdog Issues Warning to Consumers MADISON, CONN. September 21, 2015 — With an aging baby-boomer population and an estimated 10 million Americans predicted to develop some form of brain…

TINA.org to FTC: Prevagen is Making Unsupported Memory Claims

Investigation finds no competent evidence to support memory improvement claims and FTC files a lawsuit.

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…

Craigslist Apartments Double as Credit-Score Traps

Craigslist, an online classified section with ads for jobs, love, severely over- and under-priced furniture, and apartments, among other things, can be a font of opportunity for the Internet savvy.…

Gorton’s Grilled Tilapia

Allegations: Falsely marketing fish as “sustainably sourced”

Kirkland Signature White Albacore Tuna in Water

Allegations: Falsely advertising tuna products as “dolphin safe” when the company uses fishing methods that seriously injure and kill dolphins and other marine life

Aldi Tuna Products

Allegations: Falsely advertising tuna products as dolphin safe when the company uses fishing methods that seriously injure and kill dolphins and other marine life

‘Ghost’-ed by Energy Drink Company, TINA.org and Rudd Center Alert Regulators

Groups file deceptive marketing complaint against Ghost.

Whole Foods Tilapia Fillets

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the weight of fish in products as higher than it actually is

Salmon Fillet in Brine and Juice

Allegations: Failing to disclose that the fish used in products are fed a coloring additive so that the fillets have a pink color