TINA.org Reports Online Retailer FabKids to Regulators; Investigation Reveals Deceptive Marketing of Negative-Option Offer

MADISON, CONN. August 30, 2021 – With ads for a blockbuster “2 pairs from $9.95” sale on kids shoes, online footwear and clothing retailer FabKids knows how to lure in…

DeVry University’s Marketing Representations

Elite Singles

Just how elite — and “highly educated” — are the singles on this dating site?

Brightwood College

Employment and Income Rates of DeVry University Graduates

FTC, FDA Warn Marketers of E-Liquids That Look Like Kids’ Candy

Agencies crack down on copycat packaging targeting minors in the e-cigarette industry.

Health Claims

The Scoop on Goop, Gwyneth Paltrow’s Wellness Empire

What you should know about the pseudoscience at the center of the brand.

Annie Chun’s Asian Cuisine

Seven Suspect For-Profit College Claims

Get schooled in misleading marketing claims used to lure students.

Health Experts Call for More Vigorous Dietary Supplement Oversight

Tainted products pose serious health risks.

TAKEDOWN: Feds Move against Vemma

FTC alleges Vemma is a pyramid scheme and freezes assets.

NBA Says it Never Cleared Vemma’s Biz Structure

Relationship claims questioned.

What You Should Know about Vemma

Investigation reveals a number of questionable practices.

Nutritionist Pushes Ban on Energy Drink Ads to Kids

Online petition gaining steam as energy drink makers come under scrutiny.

Disasters: Getting Help, Giving Help

Disasters, whether man-made or natural, can attract criminals who use such opportunities to make money and steal personal information.

Diploma Mills: Degrees of Deception

Imagine earning a college or graduate degree without having to do any work. Sound too good to be true? That’s because it is. Though you may have seen or heard…

Studio Guti’s ‘1,000 Poses for Photography’ (Hardcover Not Included)

Expecting a hardcover book, TINA.org reader receives a link for a digital download instead.

TINA.org’s Year in Review 2022

Here’s what we accomplished in 2022 with your help.

Most Deceptive Ads of 2022

Some of the worst ads TINA.org covered this year.