Ronaldo’s Homeless Stunt: Is This an Ad? Consumer News Ronaldo’s Homeless Stunt: Is This an Ad? Ronaldo may very well be “a decent man” but this viral video is more ad than not.
Abortion Ad Law Facing First Amendment Challenge Consumer News Abortion Ad Law Facing First Amendment Challenge July 2013 Update: The Fourth Circuit has overturned the District Court’s permanent injunction against the City of Baltimore’s truth in advertising ordinance.
Vitaminwater Settlement Scorecard: Consumers $0, Class-Action Lawyers $1.2 Million Press Release Vitaminwater Settlement Scorecard: Consumers $0, Class-Action Lawyers $1.2 Million Ad Watchdog TINA.org Rallying Consumers to Object MADISON, CONN., October 21, 2014 — A proposed vitaminwater class-action settlement is of little benefit to consumers who have been deceived by Coca-Cola’s…
Illegally Sold Diabetes Treatments Ad Alert Illegally Sold Diabetes Treatments The FDA in July sent letters to 15 domestic and foreign companies telling them that their sale of diabetes treatments was illegal. The products, which had not been evaluated by…
Honda Summer Clearance Ad Alert Honda Summer Clearance Honda claims the Civic is the best-selling small car in America. But is it really?
American Home Shield Ad Alert American Home Shield We got this spam email: This set off our suspicious-o-meter for a few reasons. First, it’s a spam email. Rarely does anything good come from spam emails. Second, the erratic…
Fraudsters Finding New Ways to Target Immigrants Consumer News Fraudsters Finding New Ways to Target Immigrants Consumer advocates warn of new scams.
Decoding Cosmetics Claims: Aging Hair Consumer News Decoding Cosmetics Claims: Aging Hair You are having an old hair day, you old person.
Motley Fool – fool.com Ad Alert Motley Fool – fool.com Here is an online ad we saw that looked suspicious: Clicking on the ad takes you to The Motley Fool, a financial advice website. But before you can watch the…
Tummy Tuck Belt Ad Alert Tummy Tuck Belt https://truthinadvertising.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Tummy-Tuck-Belt-As-Seen-on-TV.mp4 … No. Just no. Most of these claims are suspicious. The Tummy Tuck Belt system appears to have three parts: A spanx-like compressing corset, a “thermal accelerator cream” that…
femMED.com Ad Alert femMED.com Here’s a radio ad we heard for femMED.com: “Ladies, have you lost your passion? Are you uninterested in sex with your partner? Do you put off romance for more…
Vape Shop Criteria Consumer News Vape Shop Criteria Health: Healthier than tobacco (also safer) Nicotine isn’t bad for you/is safe It’s only water vapor No toxins/carcinogens No second-hand smoke No negative side effects of e-cigarettes Cheaper: Cheaper than…
Xtreme Muscle Pro Ad Alert Xtreme Muscle Pro Xtreme Muscle Pro, a fitness supplement, makes a lot of ridiculous-sounding claims on its website (“Convert fat to muscle!” “Hydrate blood cells!” and best of all, “More than 1 ingredient!”),…
Facebook Privacy Settlement Terms in Dispute Consumer News Facebook Privacy Settlement Terms in Dispute FTC reviewing changes to policy on ads featuring users.
Flex Seal Ad Alert Flex Seal The Flex Seal informercial may be entertaining, but can you trust its claims?
Pyramid Scheme Expert Issues Warning about Vemma Consumer News Pyramid Scheme Expert Issues Warning about Vemma Business school dean cautions students and other deans.
Warning: Objects in Mirror Are Later Than They Appear Blog Warning: Objects in Mirror Are Later Than They Appear If I ordered the book on a Friday with one-day shipping, what day would you expect it to arrive?
Tylenol Ad Alert Tylenol A new in-depth report by ProPublica and This American Life is questioning Tylenol’s safety and labeling.
Google Pays AdBlock Plus to Have Ads Whitelisted Consumer News Google Pays AdBlock Plus to Have Ads Whitelisted Is the point of AdBlock Plus to block annoying ads, or to curate them?