UNATION Jacksonville (aka @stufftodoinjacksonville)

For-profit marketing firm masquerades as a “community organization” on Instagram.

Thermofight

Allegations: Deceptively marketing Thermofight

IcyHot Patch

Allegations: Making misleadingly marketing claims about the pain relief, strength and effectiveness of the IcyHot Patch

FTC Finalizes Made in USA Rule Following TINA.org Petition

Commission’s first open meeting with new chair brings action.

TINA.org Urges FTC to Initiate Penalty-Offense Program Targeting MLM Industry

MADISON, CONN. June 30, 2021 – Ad watchdog truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) sent a letter today to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urging it to initiate a penalty-offense program targeting the direct…

Vizzy Pineapple Mango Hard Seltzer

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the ingredients and nutrients in hard seltzer beverages

TINA.org Pushes for New Enforcement Tactic Against MLM Industry

And if you don’t know, now you know.

TINA.org Refers Publisher Agora to FTC for Enforcement Action; Investigation Reveals Deception & Dark Patterns

MADISON, CONN. June 21, 2021 – Despite a $2 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission in February 2021, publishing giant Monument & Cathedral Holdings, better known as Agora, and…

Deceptive Marketing 101: Recyclable Claims

How products marketed as “recyclable” end up in landfills.

Clorox Splash-Less Bleach

Less splash, more confusing marketing.

Marketers that Get Coal in Their 2020 Holiday Stocking

Find out which companies (and people) are on TINA.org’s 2020 naughty list for deceptive marketing.

Market America Takes Down Deceptive Income Claims in Response to TINA.org

MADISON, CONN. November 2, 2020 A truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) investigation has found hundreds of atypical and exaggerated income claims made by multilevel marketing company Market America on its website and social…

Alani Nu Balance

Supplement company says product is not a “fertility supplement.” Its marketing says otherwise.

Bitconnect’s Marketing Representations

FTC Brain Claims Cases Since 1995

Since 1995, the FTC has brought nearly 70 actions over deceptive brain claims.

Google’s Marketing of Pine-Sol

Iron Company

FTC spots potentially misleading made in the USA claims in company’s marketing.

DeVry University’s Marketing Representations

Chipotle’s GMO-Free Marketing

AriZona Green Tea with Ginseng and Honey