CCW Safe Comment on TINA.org Ad Alert CCW Safe Comment on TINA.org Advertisements are everywhere — sometimes they even appear in our own website’s comment section. On our original ad alert for CCW Safe — a self-defense, legal defense subscription service — a CCW…
Rebranded Drugs Ad Alert Rebranded Drugs Some drugs are the same except for their names and packaging. For example: Sarafem, marketed as a treatment for Premenstrual Dysphoria Disorder, is the same drug as Prozac, marketed as…
BPI Sports Ad Alert BPI Sports BPI Sports, a supplement company, discontinued some of its advertising claims after the claims were challenged by the Council for Responsible Nutrition. The National Advertising Division (NAD) is the advertising…
femMED.com Ad Alert femMED.com Here’s a radio ad we heard for femMED.com: “Ladies, have you lost your passion? Are you uninterested in sex with your partner? Do you put off romance for more…
Tummy Tuck Belt Ad Alert Tummy Tuck Belt https://truthinadvertising.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Tummy-Tuck-Belt-As-Seen-on-TV.mp4 … No. Just no. Most of these claims are suspicious. The Tummy Tuck Belt system appears to have three parts: A spanx-like compressing corset, a “thermal accelerator cream” that…
Algaberry Ad Alert Algaberry The FDA sent a warning letter to Algaen Corporation over the marketing of their dietary supplement Algaberry earlier this year. The FDA determined that Algaen was advertising Algaberry as an…
Nordic Hair Volume Ad Alert Nordic Hair Volume Nordic makes the dietary supplement “Hair Volume” that, surprise, promises to increase your hair volume. Nordic had been advertising the supplement with claims that included the following: “Hair Volume is…
Authority Tax Services Ad Alert Authority Tax Services Here’s a radio ad we heard for Authority Tax Services: The very beginning of the ad states: Attention tax payers: If you owe $10,000 or more to the IRS,…
Chobani Yogurt Ad Alert Chobani Yogurt Chobani Yogurt has come under scrutiny from an activist group over its use of GMOs. Green America is criticizing the yogurt manufacturer for using dairy from GMO-fed cows while using…
Honda Summer Clearance Ad Alert Honda Summer Clearance Honda claims the Civic is the best-selling small car in America. But is it really?
Best Yet! Ad Alert Best Yet! Best Yet!, a line of cedar-oil-based products claiming to treat and prevent bed bugs and lice, agreed to enter into a settlement with the FTC over allegedly deceptive advertising claims…
Reiki Energy Healing Ad Alert Reiki Energy Healing Reiki is an “energy healing” method based on the idea that the body is surrounded by an energy field that cannot be measured by traditional scientific methods. This energy field…
CreditRepair.com Ad Alert CreditRepair.com “You don’t have time for the problems a low credit score creates,” says this radio ad for CreditRepair.com. “Although your results may vary, our past customers have seen an…
Work-at-Home Opportunities Ad Alert Work-at-Home Opportunities “View a variety of legitimate work at home [sic] from all over the web,” says this spam email. “Start making money online from your home today,” it goes on. Clicking…
ICLS.net Ad Alert ICLS.net We recently received this e-mail concerning a search engine ranking report. From: “ICLS” <submit@icls.net> Date: July 11, 2013 7:50:20 AM EDT To: <——> Subject: ICLS Submission Instructions – Ref#: 20193815…
FreePrints from PhotoAffections Ad Alert FreePrints from PhotoAffections “So you take lots of pictures with your smartphone, right? The problem is there’s never been an easy or affordable way to get all those photos printed,” says a…
Morgan Gold Ad Alert Morgan Gold As heard on SiriusXM radio: Morgan Gold promises a free gold IRA guide “to help diversify your portfolio.” We have our doubts that anything is really free — how…
Lifelock Ad Alert Lifelock As heard on Sirius XM: Lifelock tells us that “Don” became the victim of identity theft and ran into trouble at home and at work. But Lifelock doesn’t mention…