What Does Made in the USA Really Mean? Consumer Basics What Does Made in the USA Really Mean? When does a product truly meet the requirements for a Made in USA label?
Product Placement Consumer Basics Product Placement Products that pop up in movies and television shows are often there for specific advertising reasons.
What do Jewelry and Art Have in Common? Consumer News What do Jewelry and Art Have in Common? What do jewelry and art have in common? They both are easily subject to particular types of deceptive advertising. Here’s a look at five kinds of advertising deception to watch…
Celeb Endorsements Consumer Basics Celeb Endorsements Why is your favorite celebrity attracted to that specific product?
Make Sure Mortgage Relief Programs Really Aren’t Taking Your Cash Consumer News Make Sure Mortgage Relief Programs Really Aren’t Taking Your Cash The 2008 sub-prime mortgage meltdown and resulting financial crisis means credit is not that easy to come by anymore. This forces some of us to have to look for alternatives…
The Fine Print – Read It Consumer Basics The Fine Print – Read It What the ad giveth, the fine print is not supposed to taketh away.
Modeling Opportunity May Just Take Your Dough Consumer News Modeling Opportunity May Just Take Your Dough There’s nothing like a stranger telling you that you should be a model to boost your self-esteem. And there’s nothing like falling for a trap and losing your hard-earned money…
Don’t Friend the Ramnit Worm Consumer News Don’t Friend the Ramnit Worm Hackers are now seeking new targets, moving from e-mail to social networking sites. In January 2012, experts at online security firm, Seculert, uncovered a powerful hybrid worm/virus that was burrowing…
Amazon’s “Today’s Deals” Page Is Full Of Fake Deals And Made Up Discounts Media Coverage Amazon’s “Today’s Deals” Page Is Full Of Fake Deals And Made Up Discounts Leticia Miranda, BuzzFeed News
Tricky Ads From a Vitamin Company That Talks Up Openness Media Coverage Tricky Ads From a Vitamin Company That Talks Up Openness Sapna Maheshwari, New York Times
E-mail Alert: Does Ghana Have $8 million to Give You? Ad Alert E-mail Alert: Does Ghana Have $8 million to Give You? Sorry, the Vice President of Ghana doesn’t really want to give you $8 million out of the blue. The tip-offs? Poor grammar, request for nonsensical “RED SEALED stamp fee” of…
Endorsed on Instagram by a Kardashian, but Is It Love or Just an Ad? Media Coverage Endorsed on Instagram by a Kardashian, but Is It Love or Just an Ad? Sapna Maheshwari, The New York Times
Vemma CEO confident after Tempe company’s court hearing on pyramid scheme allegations Media Coverage Vemma CEO confident after Tempe company’s court hearing on pyramid scheme allegations Devin Conley, Cronkite News PBS
Several Drones from DJI Technology Class Action Several Drones from DJI Technology Allegations: Misrepresenting the flight time, distance, and video transmission of drones in product specifications
Who is Alusi obi? And Why Does He Want to Give You Money? Ad Alert Who is Alusi obi? And Why Does He Want to Give You Money? Is Mr. Alusi obi your pal? Have you entrusted him with $7.3 million for some reason? No? Good, so you know this is totally fake. Red flags: poor grammar, unknown…
Got Chocolate Milk? Industry Wants to Change Definition Consumer News Got Chocolate Milk? Industry Wants to Change Definition Diary industry petitions FDA over sweeteners.
Mr. Dennis Lawrence, Financial Consultant? Ad Alert Mr. Dennis Lawrence, Financial Consultant? This e-mail requests Data that can be used to identify you, like your name, address, birth date, or Social Security number as part of a bizarre pitch to get the…
Long John Silver’s Big Catch Ad Alert Long John Silver’s Big Catch There be false advertisin’ abound.
Regulators Go after Fake Reviews Consumer News Regulators Go after Fake Reviews After a yearlong investigation, New York regulators are announcing a crackdown on misleading online reviews.
Is the New Cool a Smokeless Smoke? Consumer News Is the New Cool a Smokeless Smoke? All the cool kids are doing it, but are e-cigs a less harmful alternative or just a new way to get addicted to nicotine?