MoMA Store

Pop-up message touting $10 savings fails to disclose required minimum purchase of $100.

Ad or Not? Coke and Ms. Gomez

This most-liked Instagram post of all time finally fesses up to what it really is.

“Consumer Savings Clubs”

Dish Network’s Hopper Feature

Grand Theft Auto V

What You Should Know about the FTC’s Action against Vemma

Having combed through the 200-plus pages that the FTC filed against Vemma Nutrition Company, Vemma International Holdings, Inc., Benson K. (B.K.) Boreyko, Tom Alkazin and his wife Bethany (defendants) in…

The Willow Curve

Futuristic-looking device promises relief from nerve and joint pain but clinical trials appear to be lacking.

Liberty Mutual

Important information lurks in the fine print, if only there was enough time to read it.

Lawsuits: Glucosamine’s Promised Relief Mostly Marketing Hype

Consumers report adverse reactions.

TINA.org’s Year In Review 2014

With help from our readers, TINA.org’s second full year of operation was a definite success – helping to empower consumers against false and deceptive ads. Here’s a rundown of what…

Wonga’s (Hidden) Interest Rate from Hell

U.K. regulator bans payday loan company’s ad for failing to disclose monstrous interest rate.

American Home Shield

We got this spam email: This set off our suspicious-o-meter for a few reasons. First, it’s a spam email. Rarely does anything good come from spam emails. Second, the erratic…

Marine-D3 Seems Fishy

Something seems fishy with these claims.

Bayer Healthcare

What’s Magic about this Ingredient in Energy Drinks?

Your browser does not support the video tag. Shocking news flash: the “energy” from energy drinks comes from caffeine, and not the other fluffy ingredients, such as the “B vitamins…

Timeline

A brief history of deceptive advertising.

‘Free Breakfast’ at Quality Inn

Google ad leaves consumer feeling empty.

TINA’s Take: How FIFA’s Online Version Exploits Consumers

Gimme the loot (boxes).

HelloFraud: TINA.org Files Complaint against Meal Kit Giant

False promises of “free meals” lead consumers to never-ending subscriptions.

Rocket Money (Formerly Truebill)

A way out of pesky subscriptions or just another pesky subscription?