So Much Wrong with This E-Cig Site

We recommend finding an alternative to AlternaCigs.

Hemp Garden Tea

The FDA conducted an inspection of Green Planet Inc and found that Green Planet’s supplement Hemp Garden Tea was an unapproved drug being advertised in violation of FDA regulations. The…

Is the New Cool a Smokeless Smoke?

All the cool kids are doing it, but are e-cigs a less harmful alternative or just a new way to get addicted to nicotine?

Home Depot

U.S. Department of the Interior

The Department of Interior (DOI), established in 1849, is the federal department responsible for protecting the country’s natural resources and cultural heritage.

Feel Free Wellness Tonic

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the product as a safe, sober, and healthy alternative to alcohol when its primary ingredient is an opioid and is addictive, and the drink causes many side…

Freejump Airbag

Allegations: Marketing vests as a safer alternative to traditional body protectors when scientific evidence does not support such claims and the vests frequently fail to inflate due to a defect…

Jordan’s Skinny Mixes Flavored Syrups

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as healthy, sugar free and safe for diabetics when they contain the harmful sugar alternative sucralose, which increases the risk of diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and mortality

Pedialyte

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as safe and healthy when they contain sucralose, which is a sugar alternative that increases the risk of diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, and cancer

Bee Free Honee

“Save the bees” but from what exactly?

Federal Laws Governing Ads

There are many federal laws that regulate advertisements in some way or another.

When Privacy Concerns and Deceptive Marketing Issues Intersect

Why TINA.org supports FTC’s proposed changes to COPPA Rule but pushes for more.

Timeline

A brief history of deceptive advertising.

L’Oréal

TINA.org objected to a settlement that sought to resolve claims filed by the FTC against L’Oréal for deceptively advertising its Lancôme Génifique and L’Oréal Paris Youth Code skincare products by…

Ryan ToysReview

TINA.org investigated one of the most viewed YouTube channels of all time – Ryan ToysReview (now known as Ryan’s World). This investigation revealed that the YouTube channel, which, at the…

Companies Accused of Greenwashing

When companies green it, they better mean it.

5 Ad Trends to be Wary of in 2019

From crypto to CBD, consumers need to tread carefully when it comes to these trends.

Company Investigated by truthinadvertising.org Comes Under Fire Again

MADISON, CT., Aug. 15, 2013 — A company investigated by advertising watchdog group truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) is under fire again for deceptive marketing of a children’s supplement. A key advertising self-regulatory…

NAD advises Synaptol to change advertising

The The National Advertising Division (NAD) is the advertising industry’s self-regulatory body administered by the Council of Better Business Bureaus., the investigative unit of the advertising industry’s system of self-regulation,…

FAQ

How do I report an ad? If you spot or believe that you are a victim of a false or deceptive ad, you can tell us about it here. Upon…