TINA’s Take: IM Mastery Academy Reinvents Itself as IYOVIA Consumer News TINA’s Take: IM Mastery Academy Reinvents Itself as IYOVIA Different name, same game.
Monetizing Minors: Eric Befumo (aka Big Justice) Consumer News Monetizing Minors: Eric Befumo (aka Big Justice) Brand partnerships worthy of a big “doom!”
Internet Scams: Avoiding Fraud on the World Wide Web Consumer News Internet Scams: Avoiding Fraud on the World Wide Web Over 200 million people in the U.S. are now Internet users. Many of our daily activities – reading the news, watching movies, paying bills, buying products, and even catching up…
Are You a ‘Reasonable Consumer’? Consumer News Are You a ‘Reasonable Consumer’? Courts weigh in on legal term.
Winter Olympics Stumble Out the Gate Re #Ad Disclosure Consumer News Winter Olympics Stumble Out the Gate Re #Ad Disclosure These brand-relationship disclosures are far from world-class.
How Clean Can Coal Really Be? Consumer News How Clean Can Coal Really Be? What are clean coal ads leaving out?
Ad or Not? Ski Racing Magazine’s Summer Camp Guide Consumer News Ad or Not? Ski Racing Magazine’s Summer Camp Guide Just how impartial are these staff picks?
MyPillow Pledges to Put Unsubstantiated Health Claims to Rest Consumer News MyPillow Pledges to Put Unsubstantiated Health Claims to Rest TINA.org calls out cure-all pillow marketing.
Walmart Website Riddled with Deceptive Made in USA Claims Consumer News Walmart Website Riddled with Deceptive Made in USA Claims TINA.org investigation finds more than 100 USA labeling errors.
A Year after Signaling E-Cig Action, FDA Issues First Warning Letters Consumer News A Year after Signaling E-Cig Action, FDA Issues First Warning Letters Sites warned about misleading claims.
Wordy Ways Advertisers Hedge Their Bets Consumer News Wordy Ways Advertisers Hedge Their Bets Watch out for these five qualifiers that may mean nothing at all.
Best Web Design Agencies Deceptive Rankings Consumer News Best Web Design Agencies Deceptive Rankings “Independent authority” on web design agencies may be anything but.
Report Says ComputerCOP Software Cops Give Away Is “Spyware” Consumer News Report Says ComputerCOP Software Cops Give Away Is “Spyware” Digital rights group says it’s time for law enforcement “to take away ComputerCOP’s badge.”
Dr. Oz Voted onto TINA.org’s Wall of Shame Consumer News Dr. Oz Voted onto TINA.org’s Wall of Shame Readers say TV doctor shilling too many questionable products.
The Myth of Black Friday Consumer News The Myth of Black Friday Super sales start early, but are they great bargains?
FTC Files Suit to Halt Mortgage Relief Operation Consumer News FTC Files Suit to Halt Mortgage Relief Operation Agency says scheme charged high fees but gave no real help.
Make Sure Mortgage Relief Programs Really Aren’t Taking Your Cash Consumer News Make Sure Mortgage Relief Programs Really Aren’t Taking Your Cash The 2008 sub-prime mortgage meltdown and resulting financial crisis means credit is not that easy to come by anymore. This forces some of us to have to look for alternatives…
The Menopause Deception Epidemic Consumer News The Menopause Deception Epidemic How the supplement industry is taking advantage of women and what TINA.org is doing to fight it.
How Investing in the Cutting Edge Can Bleed You Dry Consumer News How Investing in the Cutting Edge Can Bleed You Dry What consumers should know about software tethering.
MLMs Continue to Break the Law Despite FTC Warning Consumer News 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.