Danisa Traditional Butter Cookies Ad Alert Danisa Traditional Butter Cookies Where’s the butter in this butter cookie? And where is it actually made?
Olay Ultra Moisture Beauty Bar Ad Alert Olay Ultra Moisture Beauty Bar When did the soap game get so dirty?
SmartCandy Ad Alert SmartCandy Regulators question whether the gummy snack is anything more than a “nutritionally void candy.”
Belvedere Vodka Ad Banned for Suggestion that Alcohol Makes a Party Ad Alert Belvedere Vodka Ad Banned for Suggestion that Alcohol Makes a Party Regulators ban ad for suggesting that a successful night out hinges on the drinking of booze.
Best Buy’s ‘Free’ Samsung Tablet Costs More Than $2K Ad Alert Best Buy’s ‘Free’ Samsung Tablet Costs More Than $2K How the advertising of a free tablet (mis)led two consumers to Best Buy over the holiday weekend.
The Leather Jacket that Isn’t Ad Alert The Leather Jacket that Isn’t When shopping this holiday season for that Top Gun fan on your list, consider this story before you buy.
ADD-care Told to Subtract ‘Help’ Claims Ad Alert ADD-care Told to Subtract ‘Help’ Claims Self-regulatory body says research supporting ADD and ADHD health claims is unreliable.
Did Miller Just Say it Invented Light Beer? Ad Alert Did Miller Just Say it Invented Light Beer? Why yes it did. But you should know that there’s a certain spin to this tale featured in current ads.
Mouthguards and Concussion Protection: Where’s the Science? Ad Alert Mouthguards and Concussion Protection: Where’s the Science? FTC warns mouthguard retailers to review concussion protection claims made online.
Comcast agrees to pull ‘disparaging’ phrase in AT&T parody Ad Alert Comcast agrees to pull ‘disparaging’ phrase in AT&T parody TV commercial gets edit following decision from the National Advertising Division.
Pink Armor Nail Gel Ad Alert Pink Armor Nail Gel NAD nails Pink Armor for deceptive before and after photographs.
Banners Broker Ad Alert Banners Broker A reader alerted us to a website called “Banners Broker,” which our reader claims sells fake online-advertising panels. This one is a doozie. Banners Broker, according to its website, “is…
Net10 Wireless Unlimited Data Ad Alert Net10 Wireless Unlimited Data As a reader pointed out to us, that’s a pretty significant asterisk on the “unlimited” claim.
Maxam Nutraceutics Ad Alert Maxam Nutraceutics Maxam Nutraceutics, a dietary-supplement maker, advertised its PCA dietary supplement on TV and on the web as “the only product ever specifically developed to naturally help your body safely and…
Surface Protection Plus Ad Alert Surface Protection Plus We got this spam email advertising “Surface Protection Plus,” which is a . . . something. The website doesn’t ever explain quite what Surface Protection Plus is, but it appears…
Tommie Copper Ad Alert Tommie Copper Company agrees to pay $1.35 million to settle deceptive advertising charges about its copper-infused compression clothing.