Puffery – A Marketer’s Right To Lie Blog Puffery – A Marketer’s Right To Lie Ads can legally lie to you as long as the lie is so obvious an exaggeration that you know not to take it seriously.
TINA.org’s Year in Review 2016 Blog TINA.org’s Year in Review 2016 Here’s what we accomplished in 2016 with your help.
TINA.org’s Year in Review 2023 Blog TINA.org’s Year in Review 2023 Here’s what we accomplished in 2023 with your help.
What Happens When Human Marketers Are Replaced, But Human Viewers Are Not Blog What Happens When Human Marketers Are Replaced, But Human Viewers Are Not And why the problem is even worse when those human viewers are kids.
Will Prevagen’s Deceptive Advertising Ever End? Blog Will Prevagen’s Deceptive Advertising Ever End? Eight years after TINA.org alerted regulators, supplement ads continue to convey deceptive and misleading memory improvement claims.
FCC Proposes ‘All-In’ Pricing Rule for Cable and Satellite Industry Blog FCC Proposes ‘All-In’ Pricing Rule for Cable and Satellite Industry TINA.org applauds proposed rulemaking and recommends addition.
Protecting Kids from Stealth Advertising in Digital Media Blog Protecting Kids from Stealth Advertising in Digital Media TINA.org Executive Director Bonnie Patten to speak at FTC workshop Wednesday.
Montefiore Ads Pollute NYC Highways Blog Montefiore Ads Pollute NYC Highways New York neurosurgery center features deceptive testimonial on billboards and website
A Lullaby of Deception Blog A Lullaby of Deception For Mike Huckabee’s next trick, a supplement that is ‘clinically proven’ to help users fall asleep, stay asleep and wake up refreshed.
The Ugly Truth about the Beauty Industry Blog The Ugly Truth about the Beauty Industry Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder but that doesn’t stop American consumers from spending nearly $8 billion on cosmetics every year. Not included in this figure are…
Weekly Legal Roundup Blog Weekly Legal Roundup Diamonds, energy supplements and cholesterol reducing drugs made legal headlines in the I-think-you’re-lying-to-me category during the week of February 11, 2013. Two new false advertising actions were filed: It’s a…
Editorial and Sponsored Content: Whose Line Is It Anyway? Blog Editorial and Sponsored Content: Whose Line Is It Anyway? NAD decision regarding affiliate links sets a dangerous precedent for advertisers to manipulate editorial content.
Baseball everywhere, unless you live in Iowa Blog Baseball everywhere, unless you live in Iowa Sometimes you just can’t watch the Mets in Roswell, New Mexico.
It’s Grammy Time: Who’s Belting out Name Brands? Blog It’s Grammy Time: Who’s Belting out Name Brands? How many ads are hiding in popular songs?
Utah’s Dark Logic: Keeping Consumer Complaints Sealed Blog Utah’s Dark Logic: Keeping Consumer Complaints Sealed TINA.org’s push to get the state to disclose vital consumer records.
The Confusing Price of Enjoying Art Blog The Confusing Price of Enjoying Art Advertised admission prices are not what they appear.
When Federal Government Webpages Are MIA Blog When Federal Government Webpages Are MIA Broken links pose a problem for consumers seeking facts about ad claims.
TINA.org to Nerium: Take Down Questionable Health and Income Claims Blog TINA.org to Nerium: Take Down Questionable Health and Income Claims Watch for #NeriumTruth social media campaign exposing company’s inappropriate health and income claims.
H.R. 3409: Protecting Pyramid Schemes, not Consumers Blog H.R. 3409: Protecting Pyramid Schemes, not Consumers Former FTC economist outlines issues with new “anti-pyramid” bill.