Weighting Comforts

Weighted blankets are now a thing. But where’s the science behind some of these products’ claims?

DoTerra Distributors’ Drug Claims Violate the Law

TINA.org inquiry into essential oils MLM digs up more than 140 examples of unsubstantiated health claims.

DJ Khaled’s Snapchat Sobers Up

The ‘King of Snapchat’ scales back promotion of alcohol following TINA.org investigation.

Community Bank

Marketers Downplay Consumer Harm Caused by Negative Option Offers

Marketers are attempting to put a positive spin on the negative option.

Court Rules that Success by Health Was a Pyramid Scheme

Court also finds that defendants made false and deceptive earnings claims.

4Amazonia

Tree-planting nonprofit cuts ties with company selling bracelets to benefit Australia with the tagline, “One Bracelet. One Tree.”

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…

MLMs Continue to Break the Law Despite FTC Warning

Deceptive health and income claims, including some tied to COVID-19, persist in wake of warning from the feds.

Walmart Still Deceptively Marketing Made in USA, TINA.org Reports Company to FTC (Again)

MADISON, CONN. January 20, 2021 – With two years to go on a 10-year commitment to purchase $250 billion in products supporting American jobs, a new investigation by truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org)…

LuLaRoe to Pay $4.75 Million to Settle Pyramid Allegations

Settlement avoids a trial that had been scheduled to begin on Feb 16.

ROSCA Comment

TINA.org submitted a comment supporting the FTC’s broader use of ROSCA to pursue deceptive acts.

FabKids’ Back-to-School Ads Mislead Parents

Online retailer deceptively advertises members-only prices, TINA.org investigation finds.

Sundown Kids Complete Multivitamin Gummies

Allegations: Falsely marketing multivitamins as “complete” when they are missing certain B vitamins

Trader Joe’s Brand Fruit Bars

Class-action complaint alleges whole fruit ingredients don’t tell the whole story.

Canada Goose

Luxury outerwear company removes ad claims related to its treatment of geese but what were they?

Despite Boston-Made Claims, Many Gillette Products Wicked Imported

TINA.org files FTC complaint over Gillette’s false and deceptive Made in the USA claims.

Lumber Liquidators

A recent slew of class-action lawsuits allege company falsely markets its laminate flooring as safe.

CreditRepair.com

“You don’t have time for the problems a low credit score creates,” says this radio ad for CreditRepair.com.   “Although your results may vary, our past customers have seen an…

Complaint by truthinadvertising.org Prompts Decision Against Children’s Supplement

TINA.org Renews Call for U.S. Regulators to Act MADISON, Conn., June 26, 2013 — After an investigation prompted by a complaint from truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org), the Portuguese advertising authority has issued…