Investigation by truthinadvertising.org Reveals Eight Things You Should Know About Vemma

MADISON, CT, July 10, 2013 — Vemma Nutrition Company promises it will “transform lives through ultra premium products and a generous compensation plan.” The Scottsdale, Ariz.-based company, which touts that…

CCW Safe Comment on TINA.org

Advertisements are everywhere — sometimes they even appear in our own website’s comment section. On our original ad alert for CCW Safe — a self-defense, legal defense subscription service — a CCW…

Pyramid Scheme? The 7 Definitive Questions to Ask

Know the answers to these questions to be sure that MLM isn’t a pyramid scheme.

Jos. A. Bank

Did Miller Just Say it Invented Light Beer?

Why yes it did. But you should know that there’s a certain spin to this tale featured in current ads.

Best Buy: Buy It Now with Confidence (and Questions)

The fine print of Price Match Guarantees.

TINA.org’s Year In Review 2014

With help from our readers, TINA.org’s second full year of operation was a definite success – helping to empower consumers against false and deceptive ads. Here’s a rundown of what…

Masking Ads as News

The FTC has shut down multiple fake news sites.

Mall Girl

The Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU, or the Children’s Advertising Review Unit, keeps tabs on advertising directed at children, and issues recommendations to advertisers when ads are deceptive or target…

Ty J. Young

Fixed index annuities are not all they appear to be.

TINA.org Pursues Complaints Against Kids’ Supplement

Truthinadvertising.org alerts federal and state regulators to deceptive marketing.

Children’s Supplement Deceptively Marketed

Truthinadvertising.org warns company it will take action.

The War Z Returns to Steam, Minus False Claims

Complaints about missing features prompt changes.

Vemma Deemed Pyramid Scheme in Italy

TINA.org finds U.S. reforms fall short.

How Life Works

This is not an ad alert for life in general — life’s not fair, get over it. But we at TINA.org are trying to make the ads a little more…

Who’s Loyal to Whom?

Stay alert when it comes to loyalty programs.

New England State Tries to Ban Bait and Switch

Fish Tale: What’s in your sushi?

Testimonial Comparisons

Multi-Level Marketing v. Pyramid Schemes

What is multi-level marketing? Multi-level marketing (Multilevel Marketing – a way of distributing products or services in which the distributors earn income from their own retail sales and from retail…

Foreign Beer May Actually Be Brewed Locally

Their ads entice you with visions of far-off lands, beautiful people speaking with accents, and the unique taste of imported beer.  But the reality is that it’s expensive to ship…