2017 HyCite Income Claims Database

TINA.org investigation reveals misleading income claims used to market MLM opportunity.

2017 Amway Income Claims Database

TINA.org investigation reveals misleading income claims used to market MLM opportunity.

H&R Block More Zero

File both your federal and states taxes online for free? Try again.

Graze

Don’t get your hand stuck in this cookie jar trap.

Skin Element

Don’t let this wrinkle cream free trial give you worry lines.

Super Beta Prostate

A TINA.org reader alerted us to this not so super free trial.

CLA Safflower Oil

Weight-loss supplement’s “free” bottle giveaway will cost you.

Winston

FDA says advertising cigarettes as “additive-free” violates federal law.

It’s National Consumer Protection Week!

Free isn’t always free, ads are often disguised, and that price that was advertised isn’t always what the company then offers you. Is this fair? No. It’s deceptive.

What to Know about Subscription Offers

Risk free trials may lead to repeated, unwanted charges to your credit card.

Credit Karma

Internet Scams: Avoiding Fraud on the World Wide Web

Over 200 million people in the U.S. are now Internet users.  Many of our daily activities – reading the news, watching movies, paying bills, buying products, and even catching up…

USA Filing Government Imposter Scam

Tricking consumers into paying hundreds of dollars for services that are available for free.

CATrends: Buy Now, Pay Later Services Send Users Further Into Debt

The result is that BNPL services that are advertised as free aren’t, class-action lawsuits allege.

Siena Mattresses on Amazon

TINA.org takes a closer look at the fine print behind a 180-night trial.

Period Stigma and the Deceptive Marketing of Menstrual Products

How negative feelings surrounding menstruation have influenced period product marketing.

Jolie Filtered Showerhead

Get the dirt on this company’s “risk-free” trial.

Adobe Settles DOJ Lawsuit over Deceptive Subscription Practices

Software maker will pay a $75 million fine and provide “affected consumers” with free services.

Advertising of Supplement Targeting Seniors Questioned

TINA.org Joins with AARP in Objecting to Move Free Class-Action Settlement MADISON, Conn., March 12, 2015 — More than 46 million people suffer from arthritis, many of them elderly, and…

Agora Still Using Deception and Dark Patterns to Ensnare Seniors

TINA.org refers publishing giant to FTC for enforcement action.