TINA.org’s Year in Review 2017 Blog TINA.org’s Year in Review 2017 When it came to keeping ads honest in 2017, TINA.org was plenty busy.
TINA.org’s Year in Review 2021 Blog TINA.org’s Year in Review 2021 Here’s what we accomplished in 2021 with your help.
Snubbing FTC, MLM Claims It Can Prevent and Treat COVID-19 Blog Snubbing FTC, MLM Claims It Can Prevent and Treat COVID-19 Of all the companies exploiting the pandemic, doTerra stands out as a steadfast recidivist.
Mary Kay Off-Roads into Deceptive Income Claims Consumer News Mary Kay Off-Roads into Deceptive Income Claims The pink Cadillac is just one of many things top-selling distributors tout but few distributors achieve.
What You Should Know about Market America Consumer News What You Should Know about Market America MLM takes down hundreds of deceptive income claims following TINA.org investigation.
Deceptive Ad Trends to Be Wary of in 2022 Consumer News Deceptive Ad Trends to Be Wary of in 2022 The metaverse is here.
Roblox Revamps Its Ad Policies after TINA.org Action Consumer News Roblox Revamps Its Ad Policies after TINA.org Action Will it enforce them this time?
UPDATE: IM Mastery Academy ‘Ringleaders’ Settle Government Charges Consumer News UPDATE: IM Mastery Academy ‘Ringleaders’ Settle Government Charges Lead defendants agree to surrender $90M in assets, including cars, homes and a yacht.
Rachell Medero/Digital Wealth Academy Ad Alert Rachell Medero/Digital Wealth Academy Can you really escape the 9 to 5 with this money-making opportunity?
Bob’s Discount Furniture Brands Bob’s Discount Furniture TINA.org investigated Bob’s Discount Furniture’s offer of “interest free” financing and found that the store deceptively advertised its financing by failing to make clear that interest on unpaid balances would…
New Balance Brands New Balance TINA.org found iconic sneaker company engaged in deceptive Made in USA marketing.
Stansberry Brands Stansberry TINA.org investigated Stansberry & Associates, a subsidiary of Agora (aka Monument & Cathedral Holdings), and found that it was using deceptive testimonials to sell its investment newsletters. (TINA.org later investigated…
TINA.org Urges FTC to Initiate Penalty-Offense Program Targeting MLM Industry Press Release TINA.org Urges FTC to Initiate Penalty-Offense Program Targeting MLM Industry MADISON, CONN. June 30, 2021 – Ad watchdog truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) sent a letter today to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urging it to initiate a penalty-offense program targeting the direct…
TINA.org Investigation Finds Pervasive Deceptive Earnings Claims in MLM Industry Press Release TINA.org Investigation Finds Pervasive Deceptive Earnings Claims in MLM Industry The consumer advocacy organization truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) has published the results of a yearslong investigation into the multilevel marketing (MLM) industry that found widespread use of deceptive income claims to promote…
2026 Deceptive Ad Trends Consumer News 2026 Deceptive Ad Trends A closer look at what we’ll be monitoring in the new year.
Forever Living Ditching MLM Model Consumer News Forever Living Ditching MLM Model Company becomes the latest to leave the industry.
FTC Cracks Down on Forever Living Following Years of Deception Consumer News FTC Cracks Down on Forever Living Following Years of Deception Settlement comes after TINA.org exposed thousands of deceptive income claims.
The FTC is not anti-direct selling. It’s pro-truth in advertising. Blog The FTC is not anti-direct selling. It’s pro-truth in advertising. The DSA misses the mark.
Greg Viegas Ad Alert Greg Viegas A network marketing coach doesn’t deliver on his (expensive) promises.