Jusuru

TINA.org investigated Jusuru International, a California-based multilevel marketing company that sells supplements called Liquid BioCell and skin care products called Stromaderm, and found that the company used unsubstantiated disease-treatment claims…

New Balance

TINA.org found iconic sneaker company engaged in deceptive Made in USA marketing.

Stansberry

TINA.org investigated Stansberry & Associates, a subsidiary of Agora (aka Monument & Cathedral Holdings), and found that it was using deceptive testimonials to sell its investment newsletters. (TINA.org later investigated…

DJ Khaled’s Snapchat Sobers Up

Groups Challenge Deceptive Influencer Marketing of Alcohol MADISON, CONN. April 9, 2018 – Hip-hop producer and “King of Snapchat” DJ Khaled has scaled back his rampant promotion of alcohol on…

Ad or Not? Neil Patrick Harris and Heineken

Despite the inflatable pool toy, this type of influencer marketing doesn’t float.

Consumer Alert: Energy Drinks Marketed to Kids

Energy drink companies are targeting minors and those with cognitive needs.

TINA.org’s Year in Review 2020

Looking back at 2020.

Car Companies’ Made in USA Marketing

TINA.org investigated numerous car companies marketing vehicles as made in the USA when the cars are actually assembled in the U.S. using imported parts.

Monetizing Minors

How brands exploit kid influencers and their followers.

TINA.org’s Year in Review 2017

When it came to keeping ads honest in 2017, TINA.org was plenty busy.

Touted but Toothless: The Problem with Some Tech Platforms’ Policies

Prohibited content slips through the cracks.

Cutco/Vector

TINA.org investigated Vector Marketing and its Cutco brand as part of its larger investigations into atypical income claims used by MLM companies. To read more about TINA.org’s 2023 MLM Income…

Everest Microbial Defense

TINA.org investigated Everest Microbial Defense, a Colorado-based company that sells cleaning products, and found that it was deceptively marketing alcohol-free hand sanitizers and surface cleaners that the company claimed, without adequate substantiation, could…

Lipozene

TINA.org investigated Obesity Research Institute’s marketing and found that it was deceptively advertising Lipozene, a weight-loss supplement, claiming that users could lose substantial weight without any change in diet or…

MyPillow

TINA.org investigated My Pillow, a Minnesota company that has sold millions of foam-filled bed pillows across the country, and found that the company was making deceptive and unsubstantiated disease-treatment claims…

Walmart

TINA.org investigations into Walmart have revealed that the retail giant repeatedly engaged in false and deceptive Made in USA marketing on its website, and used undisclosed stealth marketing directed at…

CATrends: Charcoal Toothpaste

Influencers tout the benefits of brushing with charcoal toothpaste. But do the products work?

The Fox Tan

Is it really possible to increase melanin production by slathering lotion on your skin?

French Montana Ciroc Database

Frank Gallucci Ciroc Database