Smile Direct Club: ‘3x Faster Than Braces’ Ad Alert Smile Direct Club: ‘3x Faster Than Braces’ TINA.org finds gaps in orthodontic startup’s marketing.
Excelsior Pasta Ad Alert Excelsior Pasta What makes Excelsior “Puerto Rico’s favorite pasta”? Good question.
Mercedes Slams Brakes on Built in USA Claims after TINA.org Inquiry Consumer News Mercedes Slams Brakes on Built in USA Claims after TINA.org Inquiry TINA.org found the German automaker didn’t have the support to claim its Sprinter van was “built in the USA.”
Walden Farms Fruit Spreads Ad Alert Walden Farms Fruit Spreads Whole fruit pictured on the labels belies the ingredients inside.
Aspercreme Ad Alert Aspercreme TINA.org investigates after doctor challenges pain reliever’s “clinically proven” labeling claim on Twitter.
Who is ConsumerAffairs.com Really Advocating For? Consumer News Who is ConsumerAffairs.com Really Advocating For? Consumer website’s affiliation with businesses reviewed on site called to task.
Payday Lender Ordered to Pay over $1 Billion for Deceiving Customers Consumer News Payday Lender Ordered to Pay over $1 Billion for Deceiving Customers For the latest on this case, click here. A federal court judge has ordered AMG Capital and its chief operator, race car driver Scott Tucker, to pay more than $1…
Olay Pro-X Advanced Cleansing System Ad Alert Olay Pro-X Advanced Cleansing System The National Advertising Division (NAD) is the advertising industry’s self-regulatory body administered by the Council of Better Business Bureaus. is advising Olay to discontinue claims that its Pro-X Advanced Cleansing…
Where Bankers Hide Money.com Ad Alert Where Bankers Hide Money.com We heard this radio ad for “WhereBankersHideMoney.com” and it set off the good ol’ suspicious-o-meter at TINA headquarters. In the ad, Farmer Henry says he’s got a bone to…
Amber Teething Necklaces more Harm than Good? Ad Alert Amber Teething Necklaces more Harm than Good? Are the advertised benefits worth the potential safety hazards to your teething baby? Probably not.
How Vaporin E-Cigs Could Cost You Ad Alert How Vaporin E-Cigs Could Cost You It’s marketed as free and carrying no risk but that might be all smoke and mirrors.
NoFlame E-Cigs Blows Smoke about Terms Ad Alert NoFlame E-Cigs Blows Smoke about Terms How automatic enrollment into the e-cigarette’s continuity program is slipped under the radar.
Winning this $1000 Gift Card will Cost You Time, Money Ad Alert Winning this $1000 Gift Card will Cost You Time, Money This Walmart gift card offer has serious strings attached. Before you “claim now” know what it will take to actually get it.
Cash Tracking System: Gifting Scheme? Ad Alert Cash Tracking System: Gifting Scheme? An unsolicited phone call promising cash should raise all sorts of red flags.
Vemma Affiliates’ Health Claims Violate FTC Order Consumer News Vemma Affiliates’ Health Claims Violate FTC Order Top affiliates touting that products can treat everything from psoriasis to ADD.
Physician Naturals Ad Alert Physician Naturals A TINA.org reader passed along a link to a site she thought was suspicious, physiciannaturals.com. The website has a variety of supplements that claim all sorts of health benefits. According…
GeneLink Settles with FTC over DNA Product Claims Consumer News GeneLink Settles with FTC over DNA Product Claims The custom DNA products look like science and talk like science… But are they?
OilBoomUSA.com Ad Alert OilBoomUSA.com We recently ran across an ad for OilBoomUSA.com, oil-investment company Nakoma Petroleum’s website. Nakoma’s site and videos seem to be designed to lure in the kind of consumer who has…
Somebody’s Watching You Consumer News Somebody’s Watching You What you need to know about in-store tracking.