Not Your Grandma’s Tupperware: MLMs vs Pyramid Schemes

More needs to be done to shut down pyramid schemes.

What You Should Know about USANA

Supplement MLM takes down dozens of deceptive claims following TINA.org investigation.

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…

Le-Vel (Thrive)

TINA.org investigated Le-Vel Brands, LLC, a Texas-based multilevel marketing company, and found that it used unsubstantiated health and disease-treatment claims to market its flagship product line of supplements, shakes, and…

Nature’s Sunshine Products Income Claims Database

TINA.org investigation reveals misleading income claims used to market MLM opportunity.

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.

FTC Sues Neora (formerly Nerium) Alleging It Was a Pyramid from the Start

FTC complaint also features deceptive health and income claims.

TINA.org Complaint Throws Water on Stream’s Income Claims

TINA.org calls on regulators to put an end to Texas-based MLM’s illegal income claims once and for all.

LifeWave

TINA.org investigated LifeWave as part of its larger investigations into unsubstantiated disease-treatment claims and atypical income claims used by DSA-member companies. To read more about TINA.org’s DSA Health Claims Investigation,…

Tristar Enterprises

TINA.org investigated Tristar Enterprises as part of its larger investigation into atypical income claims used by DSA-member companies. To read more about TINA.org’s DSA Income Claims Investigation, click here.

iMarketsLive Financial Document Debunks Income Claims

MLM’s long-awaited income disclosure statement, while confusing, packs some hard truths.

Regulatory Inquiries Put Essential Oils MLM doTerra on the Defensive

MLM’s health claims fail to stand up to an increased level of scrutiny amid a worldwide pandemic.

FTC Chairwoman Creates Framework for MLM Regulatory Environment

FTC Seeking to Clean up the MLM Industry

Time Freedom Is The New Financial Freedom

Why the MLM industry should avoid the term.

MLMs Tap College Campuses for Recruits

MLM and pyramid scheme experts say more must be done to educate and raise student awareness.

What You Should Know about HempWorx

Pot MLM blows smoke when it comes to health and income claims and the purported legality of its CBD oil.

Penalty Offense Authority: MLMs

TINA.org urged the FTC to formally notify all MLM companies of the law and use its penalty offense authority.

2017 Jordan Essentials Income Claims Database

TINA.org investigation reveals misleading income claims used to market MLM opportunity.

Neora/Nerium Income Claims

What You Should Know about Nerium

Find out where the company is crossing the line when it comes to marketing claims.