Consumer News

Articles on TINA.org investigations and features, regulatory actions and more.

Q Sciences

Hemp MLM deceptively markets “side-gig” that can “replace your full-time income completely.”

Enzacta Health Claims Database

TINA.org investigation reveals illegal health claims used to market MLM supplements.

Morinda Health Claims Database

TINA.org investigation reveals illegal health claims used to market MLM supplements.

IYOVIA/IM Mastery Academy/iMarketsLive

TINA.org investigated International Markets Live, Inc., otherwise known as iMarketsLive, IML, IM Mastery Academy, IMMA, or IYOVIA, a multilevel marketing company that sells, among other things, financial educational products, and…

The Menopause Deception Epidemic

How the supplement industry is taking advantage of women and what TINA.org is doing to fight it.

SevenPoint2 Health Claims

Phillips’ Colon Health’s Bloated Claims

DOJ alleges Bayer violated previous court order by making unsupported claims about product.

Conklin Health Claims Database

TINA.org investigation reveals illegal health claims used to market MLM supplements.

Reliv Health Claims Database

TINA.org investigation reveals illegal health claims used to market MLM supplements.

LifeVantage Health Claims Database

TINA.org investigation reveals illegal health claims used to market MLM supplements.

TINA.org Fast-Tracks Team National’s Checkered Income Claims to FTC

The truth is — and the MLM admits — the vast majority of distributors make no income at all.

TINA.org’s Year in Review 2023

Here’s what we accomplished in 2023 with your help.

TINA’s Take: Up Close with some Goopy Health Claims

In whose health? We sum up some suspect claims at the In Goop Health inaugural wellness summit.

The Fundamental Takeaway from FTC v Vemma

Vemma settlement clarifies FTC’s position on what constitutes a legitimate MLM.

Pyramid Scheme? The 7 Definitive Questions to Ask

Know the answers to these questions to be sure that MLM isn’t a pyramid scheme.

$5 jewelry and an MLM conference gone wrong

Emily Stewart, Vox

Stream Energy/Ignite

TINA.org investigated Stream Energy, a Texas-based multilevel marketing company that resold electricity and gas to customers, as well as wireless phone and personal protective services, and found that the company…

Touted but Toothless: The Problem with Some Tech Platforms’ Policies

Prohibited content slips through the cracks.

UPDATE: doTerra Distributors Ordered to Pay $15K Each Over COVID Claims

Civil penalties follow a 2022 TINA.org investigation and complaint to the FTC.